Autumn Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) - Wild Orchids - 1
Autumn Ladies Tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) In many parts of Europe the last orchid of the year to appear. The name derives from the supposed resemblance to the plaited tresses of females.La Pineta, near Castel Giorgio, Orvieto, Umbria


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Apennine Late Spider orchid (Ophrys dinarica also Ophrys fuciflora ssp dinarica).
Apennine Late Spider orchid (Ophrys dinarica also Ophrys fuciflora ssp dinarica).
Bird's nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis)
Wild Tulips (Tulipa sylvestris subsp autralis.  also T. australis) with magenta and yellow Elderflower orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina)
Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)
Lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia)
Lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia)
Lesser butterfly orchid (Platanthera bifolia)
Dark Ophrys (Ophrys fusca subsp. funerea)
Dark Ophrys (Ophrys fusca subsp. funerea)
Adriatic lizard orchid (Himantoglossum adriaticum)
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera)
Orchis x bergonii = Orchis anthropophorum x Orchis.simia hybrid