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Orchidaceae — Orchid Family

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Lyperanthus serratus Lindl.

Lyperanthus serratus is a tuberous perennial orchid from Western Australia, not well known in cultivation.

Lyperanthus suaveolens R.Br.

Lyperanthus suaveolens is a tuberous perennial Australian orchid that grows in eastern and southern Australian woodlands.

Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw.

Malaxis monophyllos (white adder's mouth) is a widespread terrestrial orchid found across Europe, Asia, Canada, and parts of the US.

Malaxis unifolia Michx.

Malaxis unifolia, the green adder's-mouth orchid, is a small one-leaved green-flowered orchid widespread across the Americas.

Microtis arenaria Lindl.

Microtis arenaria, the pale onion orchid, is a small tuberous terrestrial orchid native to southeastern Australia and New Zealand’s North Island.

Microtis media R.Br.

Microtis media R.Br. is a terrestrial orchid found in southwestern Western Australia, growing in seasonally wet woodlands and granite outcrops.

Microtis parviflora R.Br.

Microtis parviflora, the slender onion-orchid, is a small green-flowered terrestrial orchid widespread across Australia and New Zealand.

Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f.

Microtis unifolia is a variable terrestrial orchid with a single leaf, found across East Asia, Oceania, and Australia in diverse habitats.

Neotinea lactea (Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

Neotinea lactea is a small geophytic orchid that grows in dry, calcareous sunny to partially shaded habitats up to 1800 m elevation.

Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Stearn

Neotinea maculata (Desf.) Stearn is an orchid with basal leaf rosettes that produces small white to pink flowers from April to June.

Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

Neotinea tridentata, the three-toothed orchid, is an orchid species found across parts of Europe in varied open and shrubby habitats.

Neotinea ustulata (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

Neotinea ustulata is a small European orchid with specific mycorrhizal needs and two differently flowering subspecies.

Neottia banksiana (Lindl.) Rchb.f.

Neottia banksiana, the northwestern twayblade, is a reclassified orchid native to moist, shaded habitats in northwestern North America.

Neottia bifolia (Raf.) Baumbach

Neottia bifolia, the southern twayblade, is a terrestrial orchid native to eastern North America.

Neottia convallarioides (Sw.) Rich.

Neottia convallarioides is a rhizomatous perennial orchid native to North America and parts of the Russian Far East, growing in moist habitats.

Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.

Neottia cordata, or heartleaf twayblade, is a small herbaceous orchid with a strong foul scent, pollinated by fungus gnats.

Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.

Neottia nidus-avis is a non-green mycoheterotrophic orchid widespread across Europe and parts of western Asia and North Africa.

Neottia ovata (L.) Bluff & Fingerh.

Neottia ovata, common European orchid called eggleaf twayblade, is an inconspicuous yellowish-green species with declining populations.

Ophrys apifera Huds.

Ophrys apifera, the bee orchid, is a hardy orchid that mimics bees for pollination, widespread across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.

Ophrys bertolonii Moretti

Bertoloni's bee orchid (Ophrys bertolonii Moretti) is an orchid species native to the western and central Mediterranean.

Ophrys bombyliflora Link

Ophrys bombyliflora, the bumblebee orchid, is a Mediterranean bee orchid pollinated by Eucera solitary bees via pseudocopulation.

Ophrys bornmuelleri M.Schulze

Ophrys bornmuelleri is an orchid species native to the eastern Mediterranean and northern Iraq, first described in 1899.

Ophrys ferrum-equinum Desf.

Ophrys ferrum-equinum, the horseshoe bee-orchid, is a terrestrial orchid native to parts of southeast Europe and western Turkey.

Ophrys fusca Link

Ophrys fusca, the sombre/dark bee-orchid, is a Mediterranean orchid mostly pollinated by male Andrena bees.

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