Lincolnshire Species

Orchids of Lincolnshire

Man orchid Aceras anthropophorum	Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis	Frog orchid Coeloglossum viride	Common spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Early marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata	Heath spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata	Southern marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa	Broad-leaved helleborine Epipactis helleborine
Narrow-lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila	Marsh helleborine Epipactis palustris	Violet helleborine Epipactis purpurata	Fragrant orchid Gymnadenia conopsea
Bog orchid Hammarbya paludosa	Lizard orchid Himantoglossum hircinum	Twayblade Listera ovata	Bird's-nest orchid Neottia nidus-avis
Bee orchid Ophrys apifera	Fly orchid Ophrys insectifera	Early purple orchid Orchis mascula	Green winged orchid Orchis morio
Burnt-tip orchid (Dwarf orchid) Orchis ustulata	Lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia	Greater butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha	Autumn lady's–tresses Spiranthes spiralis

All photographs copyright © Geoff Trinder, except Autumn Lady's-tresses by Kay Heath, Bog Orchid by Kevin Wilson, and Violet helleborine and Narrow-lipped helleborine by Mike Day.

Species for which we have no photograph

Fen orchid    Liparis loeselii
Extinct. This nationally endangered orchid has only been recorded once in Lincolnshire, 'around the Lincoln area' in 1884 (Gibbons p.258). It probably became extinct soon after. Other records probably refer to Hammerbya paludosa.