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STEREO PHOTO'S OF EUROPEAN ORCHIDS

01	Aceras anthropophora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Man Orchid Distribution: Europa Flowering period: March (south) till June (north) Habitat: Chalky soils, light woods and maquis
	ANACAMPTIS
02	Anacamptis collina Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Hill Orchid Distribution: Rare in Mediterranean area, more on Crete and Malta Flowering period: February till April Habitat: Hills, maquis, stony slopes, neglected orchards Zie ook: Albiflora.

03	Anacamptis coriophora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bug orchid Distribution: South and middle Europea Flowering period: April till July Habitat: open places, nutrient poor and acid fields
	Anacamptis coriophora ssp. fragrans Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bug orchid ssp. fragrans Distribution: South Europe Flowering period: March till june Biotoop: clearings in the woods, nutrient-pour fields

04	Anacamptis laxiflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Loose-flowered orchid Distribution: West, Zuid en Zuid-Oost Europa Flowering period: April and May Habitat: marshy meadows, reedlands. Chalky slopes

05	Anacamptis morio Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Green-veined orchid Distribution: Europe except far north Flowering period: March till June, depending upon latitude Habitat: Wet dunes, meadows and maquis
	Anacamptis morio ssp. champagneuxii Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Orchis champagneuxii Distribution: South, mid and East Spain, Provence, Liguria. Flowering period: March, April till mid May. Habitat: Maquis and meadows calcareous soil. rare
	Anacamptis morio ssp. longicornu Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Orchis longicornu Distribution: North Afrika, Sicily, Sardinia, Corsica, south Italy, south Portugal Flowering period: February till start of May Habitat: Open woods, slope grasslands and maquis

06	Anacamptis papilionacea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Butterfly Orchid Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: April, May Habitat: Open fields.
	Anacamptis papilionacea ssp. expansa Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Great butterfly orchid Distribution: Sicily, Spain and Greece Flowering period: April, May Habitat: warm, protected fields
	Anacamptis papilionacea ssp. rubra Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Red butterfly Orchid Distribution: South Italy, Corsica, Sicily, Joegoslavia Flowering period: April, May Habitat: nutrient-poor meadows

07	Anacamptis pyramidalis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Pyramidal Orchid Distribution: Europe with the exception of the North Flowering period: march in the Sout till early June in teh North Habitat: Roadside, woodside and dry meadows

08	Anacamptis sancta Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Holy Orchid Distribution: Eastern Greek isles, Turkey, Libanon, Syria Israel Flowering period: end April, May, June Habitat: Everywhere, light shadow
	CALYPSO
09	Calypso bulbosa Plant frontal Plant sideways Flower frontal Flower sideways	Fairy slipper Distribution: From mid Sweden to the Urals. Flowering period: May to June. Habitat: Artic pine forests, up to 800 m.
	End of Calypso CEPHALANTHERA
10	Cephalanthera damasonium Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	White Helleborine Distribution: Europa with excaeption of North Scandinavia. Flowering period: May to July. Habitat: Shaded woods, especially beech, sometimes coniferous.

10	Cephalanthera epipactoides Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Cephalanthera epipactoides Distribution: Eastern Greece Isles, Western Turkey. Flowering period: April till June. Habitat: Maquis, open woods, pour soil.

11	Cephalanthera longfolia Plant Spike Flower 1 frontal Flower 2 frontal Flower sideways	Narrow-leaved Helleborine Distibution: All of Europe except the North. Flowering period: April (South), May, June, July (North) Habitat: Lime and Loss soils, in forest and in open spots, moist.

12	Cephalanthera rubra Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Red Helleborine Distribution: All of Europ except England and North Europe. Flowering period: May (South), June, July Habitat: Lime and Loss soils, woods.
	End of Cephalanthera
13	Corallorhiza trifida Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Early Coralroot Distribution: Europe, except atl. coast and mediterranean coast. North Eng. en Icel. Flowering period: May, June, in the mountains July Habitat: Humus-rich soil, also Sphagnum

14	Cypripedium calceolus Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Lady's-slipper Orchid, Distribution: Sweden, Pyrenees to eastern Europe, not in N.W. and S. Europe Flowering period: May, June, in the mountains: July Habitat: In the shade, in wood, also in swamps
	DACTYLORHIZA
15	Dactylorhiza incarnata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Early marsh Orchid Distribution: Frisian islands, dune areas Zuid Holland, Zeeland Flowering period May, June Habitat: Wet, calcareous dune valleys.
	Dactylorhiza incarnata var cruenta Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Flecked marsh orchid Distribution: Netherlands west, Central Alps, Scandinavien Flowering period: june, july Habitat: Wet, calcarous dunevalleys, marshes.

16	Dactylorhiza maculata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Heath spotted Orchid Distribution: Europe, except South-East Flowering period: End of April till August Habitat: Acidic soils in marsches, heath and moors and wet meadows
	Dactylorhiza maculata ssp. fuchsii Plant Spike Flower Frontal Flower Sideways	Common spotted Orchid Distribution: Europe Flowering period: June, July Habitat In the shade, woods, under shrubs roadsides.

17	Dactylorhiza majalis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Western marsh Orchid Distribution: Europe except South Spain, Italy and Greece Flowering period: May and June Habitat: Wet meadows, weakly acidic to basic, lowland and mountains
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. lapponica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Lapland marsch Orchid Distribution: North of Norway, Sweden and Finland Flowering period: Mid June, July Habitat: Marshes and moors
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. praetermissa Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Southern marsh Orchid Distribution: North-West Europe Flowering period: June, July Habitat: Wet reetlands and moist meadows
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. purpurella Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Northern Marsh-orchid Distribution: Noord-west costal Europa Flowering period: june, july Habitat: damp coastal dune slacks
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. romana Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower Sideways	Roman Dactylorhiza Distribution: Mediterranean territory except South France Flowering period: March and April Habitat: Grassy hillside meadows and woods.
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. sambucina (red) Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Elder-flowered Orchid Distribution: Nearly all of Europ, except Holl. Bel. and isles mediterranean. Flowering period: April and May Habitat: (Caulk) hillside meadows and open woods.
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. sambucina (yellow) Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways
	Dactylorhiza majalis ssp. sphagnicola Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Marsh orchid ssp. sphagnicola Distribution: the North and West of Europe. Flowering period: end of may till end of july. Habitat: wet moores and marshes.

18	Dactylorhiza viridis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Frog orchid Distribution: Europe Flowering period: May till August Habitat: Mountain meadows, short vegetation, caulk areas
	End of Dactylorhiza EPIPACTIS
19	Epipactis albensis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Epipactis albensis Distribution: Vercors, Chartreus France, NE Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia. Flowering period: mid July till september Habitat: Acidic soils in dark woods.

20	Epipactis atrorubens Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Dark-red Helleborine Distribution: Europe except Finland. Flowering period: end of May till start of August Habitat: All kinds of terrain; dry grounds and meadows, open woods.

21	Epipactis bugacensis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Epipactis bugacensis Distribution: NW Spain to central Europe. Flowering period: End of July till september Habitat: Deciduous forests up to 1600 meters.

22	Epipactis helleborine Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Broad-leaved helleborine Distribution: Europe except Finland. Flowering period: End of June till september Habitat: many soils; often in open forests.

23	Epipactus leptochila Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Narrow-lipped helleborine Distribution: West-Central EuropeSouth England, NE Spain. Flowering period: End of June till august Habitat: Lime soil in dark forests.

24	Epipactis microphylla Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Small-leaved Helleborine Distribution: South and middle Europe except Atl. coast. Flowering peiod: May till early August Habitat: open woods and rocky slopes.

25	Epipactis muelleri Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Mueller's helleborine Distribution: Central an south Europe except Spain. Flowering period: June till august Habitat: Dry, warm side of the road, thicket, up to 1600 meter.

26	Epipactis palustris Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Marsh helleborine Distribution: Europe except far South and North Flowering period: June till August Habitat: Wet soils.

27	Epipactis purpurata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Violet helleborine Distribution: Central Europe, England and NW Portugal. Flowering period: End of July till start of September Habitat: Clay soil; mostly forests.
	End Epipactis
28	Epipogium aphyllum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Spurred Coral-root Distribution: Europe except the West and extreme South Flowering period: July and August Habitat: in peat moss, pritty dark pine/beechforest. Details: very rare and unpredictable

29	Gennaria diphyllum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Gennaria diphylla Distribution: South Spain and Portugal, Sardinia and Corsica Flowering period: february till end april Habitat: Pine forests, maquis, shadow. Particularities: rare

30	Goodyera repens Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Creeping lady's-tresses Distribution: Europe except the Mediterranean. Flowering period: July and August Habitat: Humus needles, moss layer, heath, moist Special: very sensitive for the habitat
	GYMNADENIA
31	Gymnadenia conopsea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Fragrant orchid Distribution: Europe Flowering period: May till August Habitat: half open areas See also: Albiflora.
	Gymnadenia conospea ssp friesica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Fragrant orchid ssp friesica Distribution: Isles of the Wadden, Holland Flowering period: May till August Habitat: Open valleys in the dunes.

32	Gymnadenia densiflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Marsh Fragrant orchid Distribution: Central Europe, from Scotland and North Spain to Asia Flowering period: June till August Habitat: Calcareous lowlands to alkaline mountains

33	Gymnadenia odoratissima Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Gymnadenia odoratissima Distribution: Central Europe, Pyrenees, Balkans Flowering period: May till August Habitat: Mountain meadows, often with chalk

34	Gymnadenia corneliana Plant Spike Flower frontal	Vanilla orchid, corneliana Distribution: France, Savoie, Hautes Alpes Flowering period: Half July, beginning of August. Habitat: Wet Calcareous Alp pastures, between 2000 and 2300 meter Particularities: Flower does not turn; lip remains directed upwards

35	Gymnadenia nigra Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Black vanilla orchid Distribution: Only Central Sweden and Norwyy Flowering period: July Habitat: Full sun, calcareous pastures Particularities: Flower does not turn; lip remains directed upwards

36	Gymnadenia rhellicani Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Gymandenia rhellicani Distribution: The Alps to the Carpathians Flowering period: End of July till mid August. Habitat: Full sun, calcareous Alp pastures, between 2000 and 2800 meter. Particularities: Flower does not turn; lip remains directed upwards
	End of Gymnadenia
37	Hammarbya paludosa Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bog orchid Distribution: North, middle and East Europ, except realy North Noorden Flowering period: July and August Habitat: Swamps, quaking bogs, wet moores

38	Herminium monorchis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Musk orchid Distribution: Europe, not in the South, West and North Flowering period: June till August Habitat: dry and wet meadows.
	HIMANTOGLOSSUM
39	Himantoglossum adriaticum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Adriatic Lizard Orchid Distribution: Italy, Kroatia to Czechia. Bloeiperiode: may to july Habitat: Open woods, bushes meadows on chalk.

40	Himantoglossum hircinum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Lizard orchid Distribution: Central and South Europe Flowering period: South: May, Central: August Habitat: Calcareous grounds, open woods, dunes

41	Himantoglossum robertiana Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Giant Orchid Distribution: Mediteranean Bloeiperiode: January till May Habitat Roadsides and Meadows.
	End Himantoglossum
42	Liparis loeselii Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Fen orchid Distribution:&bsbp;Holland, Belgium and Germany Flowering period: June till August Habitat: Wet valleys of the dunes, swamps and moores.

43	Limodorum abortivum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Violet Limodore Distribution: Central and South Europe Flowering period: April till July Habitat: calcareous grounds.

44	Limodorum trabutianum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Limodorum trabutianum Distribution: Algeria, South Spain and Portugal, Sardinia. Flowering period: End of april, may Habitat: calcareous grounds.

45	Listera cordata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Lesser twayblade Distribution: Europe, except Mediterrenan Flowering period May till August Habitat: humus of needles in pine forests and swamps.

46	Listera ovata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Common Twayblade Distribution: Europe, except far South Flowering period: May till August Habitat: Everywhere, manytimes woods.

47	Neotinea lactea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Milky orchid Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: February till April Habitat: Dry graslands and maquis

48	Neotinea maculata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Dense-flowered Orchid Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: Mid March till mid April Habitat: Open pine forests and maquis

49	Neotinea tridentata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Three-toothed Orchid Distribution: Central Europe and Mediterranean area Flowering period: April till June Habitat: thicker, hillside grasslands and edges of forests.
	Neotinea tridentata ssp. conica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Three-toothed orchid ssp. conica Distribution: Spain Flowering period: February till April Habitat: thicker, hillside grasslands and forest-edges.

50	Neotinea ustulata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Burned Orchid Distribution: Europe, except the North Flowering period: April till August Habitat: Calcareous highlands and alms.
	Neotinea ustulata var. aestivalis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Burned orchid var. aestivalis Distribution: England, Denmark, central an south Europe. Flowering period: july till august Habitat: nutrient-poor meadows, sometimes in forest, up to 2000m

51	Neottia nidus avidus Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bird's-nest orchid Distribution: Europe except far North Flowering period: May till July Habitat: woods, forest edges, loose, humus-rich soil
	OPHRYS
51	Ophrys apifera Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bee orchid Distribution: Europe, except the North Flowering period: April in the South, June everywhere else Habitat: Bushes, chalk slopes, semi wet meadows.

52	Ophrys argolica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys argolica Distribution: around the Adriatic sea Flowering period: April till May Habitat: chalk slopes, short gras, open wood.

53	Ophrys bertolonii Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bertoloni's Bee Orchid Distribution: Italy and the mediteranean coast of Spain, France and Yugoslavia. Flowering period: End March, April, May Habitat: Lime and clay, grassy and dry meadows. Also open woods.

54	Ophrys bombyliflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Bumblebee orchid Distribution: around the Mediterranean Sea Flowering period: March, April, half May Habitat: short grass meadows, open forests

55	Ophrys ferrum-equinum ssp. gottfriediana Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys gottfriediana Distribution: Greece Flowering period: mid March till mid April Habitat: open pine forests, maquis, meadows.

56	Ophrys fuciflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Late spider-orchid Distribution: Europe except the Netherlands and Scandinavia Flowering period: End March in the South till May in the North Habitat: Maquis and dry chalk hillside grassland
	Ophrys fuciflora ssp. apulica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys apulica Distribution: Central and South Italy Flowering period: April and May Habitat: Thicker, deserted meadows, uncultivated grounds.
	Ophrys fuciflora ssp. chiosica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys chiosica Distribution: South Chios Flowering period: End April, May Habitat: Maquis
	Ophrys fuciflora ssp. homeri Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys homeri Distribution: Chios Greece Flowering period: April and May Habitat: Maquis, calcareous soil
	Ophrys fuciflora ssp. lacaitea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys lacaitae Distribution: South Italy Flowering period: April and May Habitat: Maquis, meadows and open woods
	Ophrys fuciflora ssp. oxyrrhynchos Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys oxyrrhynchos Distribution: Sicily and exstremely rare in South Italy. In general: very rare. Flowering period: March, April and May Habtat: Maquis and calcareous meadows

57	Ophrys fusca Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Dark bee-orchid Distribution: Spain, Italy; Flowering period: March, April Habitat: Maquis, open woods.
	Ophrys fusca ssp. iriscolor Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys iriscolor Distribution: Sardinia and Corsica; Flowering period: February till end of May Habitat: Maquis, light forests, roadsides.

58	Ophrys insectifera Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Fly Orchid Distribution: Europe, except Mediterranean area and the North Flowering period: May till July Habitat: Till 1500 m, meadows, pine- en beechforests, calcareous soil.

59	Ophrys lunulata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Moon orchid Distribution: Sicily, Sardinia, Calabria and Apulia Flowering period: March, April Habitat: Alkaline soils, herbaceous vegetation.

60	Ophrys lutea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Yellow bee orchid Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: March till early May Habitat: Maquis and meadows
	Ophrys lutea ssp. gallilea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys lutea ssp. gallilea Distribution: Sicily, Italy Flowering period: March and April Biotoop: Grassy plaines, acid soil

61	Ophrys omegaifera Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys omegaifera Distribution: Aegean isles and SW Turkey Flowering period: Mid March till mid April Habitat: Open pine forests, maquis, sometimes meadows

62	Ophrys reinholdii Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys reinholdii Distribution: Rhodos. Rare: East Mediterranean Flowering period: mid March till end April Habitat: Maquis, open forests, calcareous soil

63	Ophrys scolopax Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Woodcock bee-orchid Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: March, April, in the North: May Habitat: Calcareous or clay soil, grassy or stony
	Ophrys scolopax ssp. cornuta Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys scolopax ssp cornuta Distribution: Gargano Italy and Eastern Mediterranean Flowering period: April, May and June Habitat: Maquis, meadows, hillsides
	Ophrys scolopax ssp. rhodia Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys scolopax ssp rhodia Distribution: Aegeian isles and Cyprus Flowering period: ende March till end April Habitat: Maquis, roadsides, gras

64	Ophrys speculum Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Mirror orchid Distribution: Sicily, Sardinia and mid Italy, rare. Flowering period: March, April Habitat: Maquis, open forests, calcareous soil

65	Ophrys sphegodes Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Early spider-orchid Distribution: South England, France, Germany and Mediteranean Area Flowering Period: March till half May, North: May till half June Habitat: calcareous soil, open meadows
	Ophrys sphegodes ssp. araneola Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Small spider orchid Distribution: South France, Northern Spain, South Germany, Italy, Crete Flowering period: March and April Habitat: Lime soils, dry stony places
	Ophrys sphegodes ssp. atrata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Spider orchid Distribution: Mediteranean Flowering period: March and April Habitat: meadows, maquis
	Ophrys sphegodes ssp. garganica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys garganica Distribution: Spain, Italy Flowering period: March, April Habitat: Maquis, open woods.
	Ophrys sphegodes ssp. mammosa Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Ophrys mammosa Distribution: Greece, Turkey(coast), Lebanon Flowering period March, April Habitat: Pine forests, maquis, calcareous soil

66	Ophrys tenthredinifera Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Sawfly orchid Distribution: Spain, Portugal Italy, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Greece, SW Turkey. Flowering period: March, April, May. Habitat: Chalc and clay, meadows. also open woods.
	End Ophrys ORCHIS
67	Orchis anatolica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Anatolian Orchid Distribution: Greek isles, Middle east. Flowering period: March, April and May. Habitat: calcareous soil. Too blue:

68	Orchis brancifortii Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Orchis brancifortii Distribution: Sardinia en Sicily, local Flowering period: April, May Habitat: Dry, calcareous soil

69	Orchis italica Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Italian Orchid Distribution: Mediteranean area Flowering period: April till May Habitat: calcareous soils, stony meadows, light shadow.

70	Orchis mascula Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Early-purple orchid Distribution: Nearly everywhere in Europe West of mid Bavaria Floweing period: April till July Habitat: clay soil, open woods, thicket
	Orchis mascula ssp signifera Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Gracious early-purple orchid Distribution: Europe East of mid Bavaria Flowering period: June en July Habitat: Grassy Chalkhills

71	Orchis militaris Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Military orchid Distribution: Europe; less around the Mediterranean Flowering period: April till June (juli) Habitat: In the sun, nutrient-poor meadows.

72	Orchis olbiensis, purple Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Southern Early Purple Orchid, purple Distribution: Spain, Provence Flowering period: april, may Habitat: sunny places, rockey slopes, chalk
	Orchis olbiensis, white Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways

73	Orchis pallens Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Pale-flowered orchid Distribution: south, south-east Europe, not in Spain Flowering period: April, may, moutains: june Habitat: calcareous soil, open forest, sometimes open fields.

74	Orchis pauciflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Orchis pauciflora Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: April and May Habitat: meadows and open woods

75	Orchis provincialis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Provence orchid Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: April and May Habitat: limestone hillside meadows and open forests

76	Orchis purpurea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Lady Orchid Distribution: Europe except Holland and Belgium Flowering period: April till June Habitat: calcareous soil, woods and thicker

77	Orchis quadripunctata Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Four-spotted Orchid Distribution: South Italy, Greece Flowering period: April, May Habitat: Calcareous soil, maquis, negelcted orchards.

78	Orchis simia Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Monkey Orchid Distribution: Central and South Europ, rare in Holland Flowering period: end March(South) till start June (North) Habitat: Chalk hillside grasslands, open forests and maquis
	End Orchis
80	Platanthera bifolia Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Lesser butterfly-orchid Distribution: Europe, rare in Holland Flowering period: May till August Habitat: Grasslands, thicker and forests

81	Platanthera chlorantha Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Greater butterfly-orchid Distribution: Europe, rare in Holland Flowering period: May till August Habitat: calcareous hillside graslands, thicker and forests.

82	Pseudorchis albida Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Small white orchid Distribution: Norway, the Alps, Pyrenees and Carpathians Flowering period: May till August Habitat: Mountains till 2500 m.
	Pseudorchis albida ssp. straminea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways
	SERAPIAS
83	Serapias cordigera Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Heart-flowered Serapia Distribution: Europe, except the north Flowering period: End March till May Habitat: Maquis, meadows and forests

84	Serapias lingua Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Tongue orchid Distribution: South Europe. Flowering period: Mid march till may Habitat: Wet(or morer dry), alkaline meadows. Also in undergrowth.

85	Serapias neglecta Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Scarce tongue-orchid Distribution: Italian and French Riviera, Corsica, Sicily and South Italy Flowering period: end March till early May Habitat: slope graslands and open forests

86	Serapias parviflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Small-flowered tongue-orchid Distribution: West and mid Mediterranean Flowering period: April and May Biotoop: Maquis, meadows, forests

87	Serapias vomeracea Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Long-lipped serapias Distribution: Mediterranean area Flowering period: End March till start June Habitat: Maquis, meadows and open forests
	Serapias vomeracea ssp. laxiflora Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Serapias vomeracea ssp. laxiflora Distribution: Italy, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus Flowering period: Early April till May Habitat: Maquis, meadows and wasteland
	End Serapias SPIRANTHES
88	Spiranthes aestivalis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Summer lady's-tresses Distribution: Mid, but especially South Europe. Flowering period: July and August Habitat: Wet moors and meadows.

89	Spiranthes romanzoffiana Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Irish Lady's-tresses Distribution: Ireland, Brittany, Netherlands, US. Flowering period: July and August Habitat: swamps, wet meadows.

90	Spiranthes spiralis Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Autumn lady's-tresses Distribution: From the Iberian peninsula to Poland, Carpathians. Flowering period: June till August Habitat: Full sun, nutrientpoor grasslands, mountain meadows and swamps.
	End Spiranthes
91	Traunsteinera globosa Plant Spike Flower frontal Flower sideways	Round Headed Orchid Distribution: Central Europe and more South. Flowering period: May till July Habitat: wet mountain meadows above 400 m.

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