Species in the order Orchidales Results 1 - 20
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Irish lady's tresses (Spiranthes romanzoffiana)
This beautiful orchid has white flowers that climb up the stem in three closely woven spirals. The leaves are clustered around the...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Hawaiian jewel-orchid (Anoectochilus sandvicensis)
Information on the Hawaiian jewel-orchid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Underground orchid (Rhizanthella slateri)
Rhizanthella slateri is the lesser known of the two underground orchid species found in Australia. Unlike the western underground ...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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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 sepal...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Early spider orchid (Ophrys sphegodes)
The early spider orchid has yellow-green to brownish green petals and sepals(1). The lip, which is said to look like a large spide...  More  13 Images  1 Video
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Waxy satyr orchid (Satyrium carneum)
The waxy satyr orchid is one of Africa’s largest orchids, growing to nearly a metre in height. It bears two to four thick, fleshy...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Ghost orchid (Epipogium aphyllum)
As its common name suggests, the ghost orchid is a mysterious plant. It spends most of its life underground and has a tendency to ...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Fen orchid (Liparis loeselii)
This rare orchid appears initially as a green scaly-looking bulb amongst the wet moss of a fen or a dune slack. There are two clos...  More  9 Images  0 Videos
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Lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum)
This tall orchid carries up to 150 greenish-purple flowers on the flower spike. The common name refers to the flowers, which are s...  More  9 Images  1 Video
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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 sometim...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus)
The lady's slipper orchid is Britain's rarest and most impressive orchid. The exotic looking flowers have claret petals that frame...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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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 flow...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Monkey orchid (Orchis simia)
The English name of this very rare orchid refers to the shape of the flowers, which resemble monkeys. The curled 'arms and legs' o...  More  5 Images  1 Video
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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 ...  More  4 Images  1 Video
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Orchid (Cattleya maxima)
Information on the orchid is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  1 Video
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Orchid (Spathoglottis pacifica)
Information on Spathoglottis pacifica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  1 Image  0 Videos
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Sword-leaved helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia)
Sword-leaved helleborine, also know as narrow-leaved helleborine, has white flowers with a yellow or orange-edged lip. Each plant ...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Orchid (Cephalanthera cucullata)
Information on Cephalanthera cucullata is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Orchid (Disa purpurascens)
Information on Disa purpurascens is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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