RF2HMC6BT–Tall Greenhood orchids (Pterostylis Longifolia) are not really tall - rarely more than 20 cms., but their multiple flowers make them easy to spot.
RF2E2R95D–Donkey Orchids (Diuris Sulphurea) have more than one flower per stem - which makes them a favourite for photography! Common in woodlands of Aust.
RF2MEBGGN–Mountain Greenhood Orchids (Pterostylis Alpina) are less common than other species - and not restricted to mountains. Found this one at Baluk Willam.
RF2MHDBN6–Mountain Greenhood Orchids (Pterostylis Alpina) are less common than other species - and not restricted to mountains. Found this one at Baluk Willam.
RF2T623W3–Out comes the sun - and out come the Sun Orchids. These are Spotted (or Dotted) Sun Orchids (Thelymitra Ixioides) at Hochkins Ridge Flora Reserve.
RF2HHX4P9–Tall Greenhood orchids (Pterostylis Longifolia) are not really tall - rarely more than 20 cms., but their multiple flowers make them easy to spot.
RF2H0X220–Spotted Sun Orchids (Thelymitra Ixioides) often have several flowers on one stem - which makes a very pretty picture at Baluk Willam Reserve.
RF2E29GA5–Spotted Sun Orchids (Thelymitra Ixiodes) often have several flowers on one stem, but getting them to pose so well for the camera is a bit special.
RF2E2R93M–Pink Finger Orchids (Caladenia Carnea) used to be common in woodlands across Southern Australia - until the Millenium drought wiped out a lot of them.
RF2J50KFF–Finger Orchids come in a few different colours - these pink ones are Caladenia Carnea, or Pink Fingers. Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave, Victoria.
RF2HPTTF5–Heath Spotted Orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata, Shetland, Scotland, UK
RMH01A2A–lizard orchid (Himantoglossum hircinum), with Orchis militaris, Germany, Gronau
RF2J50KWG–Finger Orchids come in a few different colours - these pink ones are Caladenia Carnea, or Pink Fingers. Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave, Victoria.
RF2J50KTT–Finger Orchids come in a few different colours - these pink ones are Caladenia Carnea, or Pink Fingers. Baluk Willam Reserve in Belgrave, Victoria.
RF2E921BX–A rare Green Bird Orchid (Chiloglottis Cornuta) found in an area my books don't list for this species, growing in a colony of Common Bird Orchids.
RF2E29GB2–Wax Lips orchids (Glossodia Major) are usually purple, so to find a white one is very rare, to find a white one next to a purple one is very special.
RF2HPTT0J–Lesser Twayblades, Neottia cordata, in upland habitat, Shetland, Scotland
RMEBNAWP–common twayblade, egg-leaf twayblade (Listera ovata), in bud, Germany
RF2GJHBW9–Wax Lips Orchids (Glossodia Major) are usually purple, but occasionally I've found a rare white one. Found at Hochkns Ridge Flora Reserve in Croydon.
RF2MEBHTJ–Spider orchids are tricky to identify, and quite variable - but I'm confident this is a Southern Spider Orchid (Caladenia Australis). Baluk Willam.
RF2MEBJNC–Spider orchids are tricky to identify, and quite variable - but I'm confident this is a Southern Spider Orchid (Caladenia Australis). Baluk Willam.
RF2MEBKXF–Spider orchids are tricky to identify, and quite variable - but I'm confident this is a Southern Spider Orchid (Caladenia Australis). Baluk Willam.
RF2MEBMXJ–Spider orchids are tricky to identify, and quite variable - but I'm confident this is a Southern Spider Orchid (Caladenia Australis). Baluk Willam.