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Of all the wild flowers it is the orchids that are the most varied and charming. They can be spotted from the end of winter and throughout the summer although spring is the best time. The orchid family (orchidaceae) has 16 genera<\/strong> here in Portugal. All these photos are of orchids taken near our home, we feel very lucky to have so many species (nineteen at the last count) within walking distance.<\/p>\n

1 Aceras<\/strong> anthropophorum
\nMan orchid – or rather a space man with a very large striped helmet!
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2 Anacamptis<\/strong> pyramidalis
\nPyramidal orchid – not only its shape but also the distinctive 3-lobed lip helps in identification.
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3 Barlia<\/strong> robertiana
\nGiant orchid – big, bold and brassy. This is the first of the orchids we see and at a possible 60cm in height shy it is not.
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4 Cephalanthera<\/strong> longifolia
\nSword-leaved helleborine – favours shadier spots.
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(5\u00a0Dactylorhiza<\/strong>\u00a0 None spotted near us)<\/p>\n

6 Epipactis<\/strong> lusitanica
\nNo non-Latin name, but such a lovely find in a couple of different places.
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(7 Gennaria, 8 Gymnadenia<\/strong>\u00a0 None spotted near us)<\/p>\n

9 Limodorum<\/strong> trabutianum
\nWe’ve only seen one of these and only once, so a rare find. A rather peculiar looking orchid and it’s quite common for them to not fully or even half open, like this one.
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(10 Neotinea, 11 Neottia<\/strong> None spotted near us)<\/p>\n

12 Ophrys<\/strong> fusca
\nSombre bee orchid – a new find for us, and one of the 6 lovely ophrys orchids near us.
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Ophrys<\/strong> lutea
\nYellow ophrys – another first for us and such a glorious yellow.
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Ophrys<\/strong> speculum
\nMirror orchid – a beautiful shiny blue.
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Ophrys<\/strong> scolopax
\nWoodcock orchid – the little upturned end of the lip, the appendage, points outwards differentiating it from the Bee orchid, below.
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Ophrys<\/strong> apifera
\nBee orchid – one of the special ones. See how the appendage is tucked behind the lip, almost invisible from straight on.<\/p>\n

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Here’s quite a rare albino bee orchid.<\/p>\n

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Ophrys<\/strong> tenthredinifera
\nSawfly orchid – has red to pink sepals, the lip is flatter and almost triangular with a yellow or light brown margin.
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13 Orchis<\/strong> coriophora
\nBug orchid – there’s a field near us which is packed full of these, but then we don’t see them anywhere else.
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Orchis<\/strong> italica
\nNaked man orchid – who can fail to be amused by this orchid. And it’s the one which got us interested in this group of flowers.
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Orchis<\/strong> mascula
\nEarly-purple orchid – the next orchid up after the Giant, a beautiful deep purple with spotted flowers and leaves.
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And, amazingly, this seems to be an albino version of the Early-purple.
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Orchis<\/strong>\u00a0conica
\nConical\u00a0orchid – \u00a0only recently spotted (April 2017) and we’ve only seen six specimens in one place.
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Orchis <\/strong>purpurea
\nThe lady orchid. We actually spotted these little ladies on holiday in the French Pyrenees.<\/p>\n

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Orchis <\/strong>militaris
\nWe also spotted this military orchid in France.<\/p>\n

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14 Platanthera<\/strong> None spotted near us)<\/p>\n

15 Serapias<\/strong> lingua
\nTongue orchid – very different from the others.<\/p>\n

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16 Spiranthes spiralis<\/a><\/strong>
\nAutumn lady’s-tresses<\/b>. We only saw one or two of these for years and then suddenly they started appearing in our garden! A great little orchid and one of the very few to appear in the autumn.<\/p>\n

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Of all the wild flowers it is the orchids that are the most varied and charming. They can be spotted from the end of winter and throughout the summer although spring is the best time. The orchid family (orchidaceae) has 16 genera here in Portugal. All these photos are of orchids taken near our home, we feel very lucky to have so many species (nineteen at the last count) within walking distance. 1 Aceras anthropophorum Man orchid – or rather…<\/p>\n

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