Elderflower Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina)  - Wild Orchids - 2
Elderflower Orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) an orchid of high mountainsoccurring in both yellow and magenta varieties as well as intermediates. The name originates from a mistaken identity on the herbarium sheets of Reichenbach who mixed the species with Orchis pallens which has a slight elder scent. Sibillini, Umbria, Italy, May 2019, Puglia April 2018


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Burnt-tip Orchid (Neotinea ustulata) also formerly  Orchis ustulata)
Apennine Late Spider orchid (Ophrys dinarica also Ophrys fuciflora ssp dinarica).
Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)
Apennine Late Spider orchid (Ophrys dinarica also Ophrys fuciflora ssp dinarica).
Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea)
Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea)
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Orchis x bergonii = Orchis anthropophorum x Orchis.simia hybrid
Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia)
Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera)
Dense-flowered orchid (Neotinea maculata also N. intacta)
Apennine Late Spider orchid (Ophrys dinarica also Ophrys fuciflora ssp dinarica).
Lady Orchid (Orchis purpurea)