Like other pipefish, the long-nosed pipefish does not have scales, but is encased in a series of bony rings.
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Slipper orchid (Cypripedium lentiginosum)
This slipper orchid was only discovered as recently as 1998 on an expedition to China. It is a striking terrestrial herb with large oblong…
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Slipper orchid (Cypripedium formosanum)
The slipper orchids, which comprise around 150 species from five genera, are easily distinguished from other orchids by the slipper-like…
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Orchid (Cypripedium margaritaceum)
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Orchid (Cypripedium yunnanense)
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Orchid (Cypripedium calcicola)
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Orchid (Cypripedium franchetii)
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Orchid (Cypripedium lichiangense)
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Cypripedium (Cypripedium fargesii)
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Orchid (Cypripedium henryi)
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Rams-head lady's-slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)
Growing to a maximum height of just 30 centimetres, the rams-head lady’s-slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) is an easily overlooked orchid. Yet…
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Orchid (Cypripedium fasciolatum)
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Orchid (Ossiculum aurantiacum)
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Lady orchid (Orchis purpurea)
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Orchid (Vanda javierae)
One of the world’s most impressive orchid species, the beautiful, delicate and highly threatened Vanda javierae bears up to eight snow white…
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Common pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis)
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Longbract frog orchid (Dactylorhiza viridis)
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Ghost orchid (Dendrophylax lindenii)
This beautiful orchid has recently achieved fame on the silver screen, in the film 'Adaptation' that focuses on Susan Orlean's book 'The…
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Military orchid (Orchis militaris)
The rare military orchid earns its name from the appearance of the pink to purplish flowers, which look like small soldiers. They have an…
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Red disa (Disa uniflora)
The red disa is a member of the orchid family, a group of plants prized for their spectacularly beautiful flowers, and the emblem of the…
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Young's helleborine (Epipactis youngiana)
This orchid is endemic to Great Britain, this means that it does not occur anywhere else in the world. The flower petals and sepals are…
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Summer lady's-tresses (Spiranthes aestivalis)
Summer lady's-tresses is thought to be extinct in Britain. This orchid produces 5-20 yellowish-white flowers in a spiral row. The roots are…
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Orchid (Cattleya maxima)
Information on the orchid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.…
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Red helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra)
This critically endangered orchid produces up to 12 attractive pink or purplish-pink flowers on a long spike. In profile, the flowers are…
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Orchid (Laelia xanthina)
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Orchid (Laelia tenebrosa)
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Fairy slipper orchid (Calypso bulbosa)
The fairy slipper orchid, which has been called the most beautiful terrestrial orchid in North America, bears a single, showy flower on a…
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Orchid (Phalaenopsis javanica)
This moth-orchid is an epiphyte, which has small, creamy white flowers. There are many glossy leaves and a long flower stalk (or…
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Early spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes)
The early spider orchid has yellow-green to brownish green petals and sepals. The lip, which is said to look like a large spider, is…
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Late spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora)
The rare late spider orchid produces a single upright stem and between two and ten flowers on a spike. The pink, purple or sometimes whitish…
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Slipper orchid (Paphiopedilum barbatum)
The scientific name of this particularly handsome orchid is very appropriate; pedilon is the Greek word for slipper and Paphos is a town in…
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