any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes

any orchid of the genus Aerides

any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers

any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining

North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers

any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers

any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers

Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia

any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7

South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers

Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts

any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia

any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise

an orchid

rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf

orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected

any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known

any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera

orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia

orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia

orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers

orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple

any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black

a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor

any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process

any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan

any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers

a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium

any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden

any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region

European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple

a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers

any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions

waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho

Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya

orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum

Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip

any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum

any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis

orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base

any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme

European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs

similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs

any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip

any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria

any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip

orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States

orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas

an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum

any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors

an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes

an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves

small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers

small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America

orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland

orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia

North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals

any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube

any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers

any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers

any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors

any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants

European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color

European orchid whose flowers resemble flies

any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys

any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips

an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers

any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver

any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail

south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria

south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria

of central North America; a threatened species

an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers

any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks

any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers

any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower

any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids

any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood

any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme

diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip

any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya

an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers

any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil

any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers

any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks

any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes

any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers

Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike

Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip

North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood

a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada

orchid with reddish linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia

orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers

common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada

nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico

plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska

once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America

pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip

orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head

maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan

often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California

clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado

leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming

European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers

orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf

orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America

bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers

slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers

North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers

stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers

a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal

fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerated

orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers

slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers

orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States

orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions

North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers

similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado

spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip

orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red

orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium

orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium

an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America

orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America

similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States

European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers

famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers

a climbing orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America