Sections: Britain & Ireland - Mainland Europe - North America - Hybrids - Monstrous-forms
These thumbnail pictures have links to larger photographs and information about each of the orchids, their habitat needs and an identification guide.
Note: You will find more comprehensive information as well as a guide to 50 top orchid sites in Wales in Sue Parker's new hardback book "Wild Orchids of Wales, how, when and where to find them"...
This section is being created to provide a linked picture gallery to nearly 100 wild orchis species found in various parts of mainland Europe but not native to Britain. At present the gallery is limited, but many more species are included in our sortable index of wildflowers...
Note: You will find more comprehensive information about southern European orchid species as well as a guide to 50 top orchid sites in the Algarve in Sue Parker's new hardback book "Wild Orchids of the Algarve, how, when and where to find them"...
We are developing a section that will include a selection of wild orchids found in North America. Meanwhile here is our first contribution:
We are still developing this new section about hybrids.:
In this new section we intend to show a small selection of the many unusual forms of wild orchids.
The Plant List
Sue Parker (2023) Wild Orchids of Wales - how, when and where to find them; First Nature e-book (Amazon Kindle format)
Sue Parker (2023) Wild Orchids of the Algarve - where, when and how to find them; First Nature e-book (Amazon Kindle format)
Anne and Simon Harrap (2005) Orchids of Britain and Ireland; A&C Black
Pierre Delforge (2005) Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East; A&C Black
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