orchidaceae

Early Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata ssp coccinea showing distinctive red flowers and stocky low habit

Orchid diagram with hand written labels. line drawing with colour wash

Close up of one flower showing reflexed sides of labellum and red colour

Monocot plant variety with seedling.  Plants shown are: Soft-leaved or Mountain sedge Carex montan, Meadow saffron Colchium autumnale, Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsed, Bluebell Hyacinthoides non-scripta, Wood rush Luzula sylvatica, and Sweet vernal grass Anthoxanthum odoratum

Monocot plant variety featuring numerous monocots such as rush, grass, bluebell, sedge, and crocus.

Fragrant orchid sketch Gymnadenia conopsea showing flowers and leaves

Orchid bee Euglossa cybelia with Cycnoches guttulatum orchid.  Illustration from “The Hidden Universe” by Alexandre Antonelli

White helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium

Southern Marsh Orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa

Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis

Diagram of a Pollinia and within an orchid flower

Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris growing in grass

Heath spotted orchid Dactylorhiza maculata with pale flowers and showing long spotted leaves

Green winged orchid Anacamptis morio

Early purple orchid Orchis mascula with purple flowers and spotted leaves

Common spotted orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii with spotted leaves and flowers on show

Birds nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis flowering spike

Bee orchid Ophrys apifera entire plant with flowers