Orchidaceae — Orchid Family
Caladenia sericea Lindl.
Caladenia sericea Lindl.
Cyanicula sericea is a tuberous perennial herb from Western Australia with silky leaves and pale blue to mauve flowers.
Caladenia stricta (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates
Caladenia stricta (R.J.Bates) R.J.Bates
Caladenia stricta, the upright spider orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia, growing in mallee scrub and woodland.
Caladenia tentaculata Schltdl.
Caladenia tentaculata Schltdl.
Caladenia tentaculata Schltdl., the eastern mantis orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia.
Caladenia transitoria D.L.Jones
Caladenia transitoria D.L.Jones
Caladenia transitoria, common name green caps, is an uncommon terrestrial orchid native to south-eastern Australia.
Calanthe tankervilleae (Banks) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
Calanthe tankervilleae (Banks) M.W.Chase, Christenh. & Schuit.
Calanthe tankervilleae is an evergreen terrestrial orchid, native to Asia, Australia and Pacific islands, and naturalized elsewhere, flowering at different times by region.
Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames
Calanthe triplicata (Willemet) Ames
Calanthe triplicata is a clumping evergreen terrestrial orchid found across many tropical and subtropical regions in wet, shaded forests.
Caleana major R.Br.
Caleana major R.Br.
Caleana major, the flying duck orchid, is a duck-flowered Australian orchid that is hard to grow in cultivation.
Caleana minor R.Br.
Caleana minor R.Br.
Caleana minor, the small duck orchid, is a tuberous perennial orchid native to eastern Australia and found in New Zealand.
Calochilus campestris R.Br.
Calochilus campestris R.Br.
Calochilus campestris, the copper beard orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid native to southeastern Australia.
Calochilus paludosus R.Br.
Calochilus paludosus R.Br.
Calochilus paludosus, the red beard orchid, is a terrestrial orchid found in eastern Australia and New Zealand.
Calochilus robertsonii Benth.
Calochilus robertsonii Benth.
Calochilus robertsonii, the purplish beard orchid, is a tuberous terrestrial orchid found across eastern Australia and northern New Zealand.
Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames
Calopogon barbatus (Walter) Ames
Calopogon barbatus, the bearded grass-pink, is an orchid native to the southeastern US that grows in low-elevation wet acidic habitats.
Calopogon multiflorus Lindl.
Calopogon multiflorus Lindl.
Calopogon multiflorus is an imperiled orchid native to the southeastern US that grows in pine savannas and depends on annual winter fires.
Calopogon pallidus Chapm.
Calopogon pallidus Chapm.
Calopogon pallidus, the pale grass-pink, is an orchid species native to the southeastern US from Louisiana to Virginia.
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Calopogon tuberosus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Calopogon tuberosus is a beard-haired North American orchid with upside-down flowers pollinated by nectar-seeking bumblebees.
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes
Calypso bulbosa, the calypso orchid, is a circumpolar deceptive-pollinated herb with cultural and historical uses.
Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller
Cephalanthera austiniae (A.Gray) A.Heller
Cephalanthera austiniae is a mycoheterotrophic orchid that gets energy and nutrients from ectomycorrhizal fungi instead of photosynthesis.
Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce
Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce
Cephalanthera damasonium is a self-pollinating perennial orchid that grows in shaded European and Asian forests.
Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch
Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch
Cephalanthera longifolia, sword-leaved helleborine, is a European orchid that is declining and protected in many northern regions.
Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.
Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.
Cephalanthera rubra, the red helleborine, is a rare European orchid that mimics another wildflower to improve pollination.
Chiloglottis cornuta Hook.f.
Chiloglottis cornuta Hook.f.
Chiloglottis cornuta (green bird orchid) is a deciduous terrestrial orchid native to southeastern Australia and New Zealand that flowers November to February.
Chiloglottis valida D.L.Jones
Chiloglottis valida D.L.Jones
Chiloglottis valida, the large bird orchid, is a terrestrial Australian orchid that bears a single purplish flower from October to February.
Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl.
Codonorchis lessonii (d'Urv.) Lindl.
Codonorchis lessonii is a native South American orchid with two common English names that forms mycorrhizal symbiosis with specific fungi.
Comparettia falcata Poepp. & Endl.
Comparettia falcata Poepp. & Endl.
Comparettia falcata is an epiphytic orchid, the type species of Comparettia, widespread across warmer Western Hemisphere areas.
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