Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride - Wild Orchids
Frog Orchid (Coeloglossum viride) is now regarded as a marsh orchid - Dactylorhiza viride following DNA analysis) It is often a rather inconspicuous orchid with small greenish flowers: in mountain regions the flowers are often much darker being tinged with a deep chestnut brown. Meadows and scrub on limestone to 2500m Dolomites July 2019


Also in: Wild Orchids

Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)
Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)
Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)
Vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra ssp rhellicani)
 Gymnadenia x heufleri a hybrid between Gymnadenia odoratissima
Lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia)
Globe Orchid (Traunsteinera globosa)
Red Vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia miniata ) also Nigritella rubra
Small wihte orchid (Gymnadenia albida) also Pseudorchis albida and leucorchis albida
Short-spurred Frgrant orchid (Gymnadenia odoratissima)
Fragrant orchids (Gymnadenia conopsea)
Globe Orchid (Traunsteinera globosa)
Dark red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens).
One-leaved bog orchid (Malaxis monophyllos) an inconspicuous species that has a wide distirbution in Europe
Short -spurred fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia odoratissima)  also known as Alpine fragarnt orchi