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Orchis Collection

Background imageOrchis Collection: Anacamptis morio subsp. longicornu

Anacamptis morio subsp. longicornu (Long flat-spurred orchis, Orchis longicornu). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Weddell after a botanical illustration by Edward Dalton Smith from Robert

Background imageOrchis Collection: Lesser butterfly orchis, Platanthera bifolia

Lesser butterfly orchis, Platanthera bifolia (Orchis bifolia). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1791

Background imageOrchis Collection: Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata

Burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Dwarf orchis, Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1791

Background imageOrchis Collection: Military orchis, Orchis militaris

Military orchis, Orchis militaris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1791

Background imageOrchis Collection: Man orchid, Orchis anthropophora

Man orchid, Orchis anthropophora (Aceras antrhopophorum). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Western marsh orchid, Dactylorhiza majalis

Western marsh orchid, Dactylorhiza majalis (Orchis majalis). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Early marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata

Early marsh-orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata (Orchis latifolia). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Heath-spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata

Heath-spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata
Heath-spotted orchid or moorland spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata (Orchis maculata). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Butterfly orchid, Anacamptis papilionacea

Butterfly orchid, Anacamptis papilionacea (Orchis papilionaceae). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Elder-flowered orchid, Dactylorhiza sambucina

Elder-flowered orchid, Dactylorhiza sambucina (Orchis sambucina). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Loose-flowered orchid, Anacamptis laxiflora

Loose-flowered orchid, Anacamptis laxiflora
Loose-flowered orchid or green-winged meadow orchid, Anacamptis laxiflora (Orchis laxiflora). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Pale-flowered orchid, Orchis pallens

Pale-flowered orchid, Orchis pallens. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Green-winged orchid or green-veined orchid, Anacamptis morio

Green-winged orchid or green-veined orchid, Anacamptis morio (Orchis morio). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Spitzels orchid, Orchis spitzelii

Spitzels orchid, Orchis spitzelii. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Round-headed orchid, Traunsteinera globosa

Round-headed orchid, Traunsteinera globosa (Orchis globosa). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Bug orchid, Anacamptis coriophora

Bug orchid, Anacamptis coriophora (Orchis coriophora). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Three-toothed orchid, Neotinea tridentata

Three-toothed orchid, Neotinea tridentata subsp. tridentata (Orchis varigata). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Burnt orchid or burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata

Burnt orchid or burnt-tip orchid, Neotinea ustulata (Orchis ustulata). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Monkey orchid, Orchis simia

Monkey orchid, Orchis simia. Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Lady orchid, Orchis purpurea

Lady orchid, Orchis purpurea (Orchis fusca). Handcoloured lithograph from Diederich von Schlechtendals German Flora (Flora von Deutschland), Jena, 1871

Background imageOrchis Collection: Lily and orchid species

Lily and orchid species including orchis, cypripedium, epidendrum, dendrobium, canna, crocus, strelizia, banana, iris, fritillary, aloe, ginger, etc

Background imageOrchis Collection: Green-winged orchid, Orchis morio

Green-winged orchid, Orchis morio. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageOrchis Collection: Early-purple orchid, Orchis mascula

Early-purple orchid, Orchis mascula. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageOrchis Collection: Gay orchis, Galearis spectabilis

Gay orchis, Galearis spectabilis (Orchis spectabilis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke after George Loddiges from Conrad Loddiges Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1817

Background imageOrchis Collection: Military orchid, Orchis militaris

Military orchid, Orchis militaris. Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants, edited by Gustav Pabst, Koehler, Germany, 1887

Background imageOrchis Collection: Early purple orchid and green-winged orchid

Early purple orchid and green-winged orchid
Early purple orchid, Orchis mascula, Orchis male, and green-winged orchid, Anacamptis morio, Orchis morion. Handcoloured steel engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Edouard Maubert

Background imageOrchis Collection: Bee orchid, monkey orchid, moths and mite

Bee orchid, monkey orchid, moths and mite
Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera 1, monkey orchid, Orchis simia 2, rusty tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua 3, twenty-plume moth, Alucita hexadactyla 4, and Oribata geniculata mite 5

Background imageOrchis Collection: Early march orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata

Early march orchid, Dactylorhiza incarnata (Palmated orchis, Orchis palmata). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes

Background imageOrchis Collection: Purple orchid, Orchis mascula, and sedge grass, Carex hirta

Purple orchid, Orchis mascula, and sedge grass, Carex hirta
Purple orchid, Orchis mascula, Gynandria, 1-3, and sedge grass, Carex hirta, Monoecia, 4-6. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Background imageOrchis Collection: Eria coronaria orchid

Eria coronaria orchid (Sweet-scented hair orchis, Trichosma suavis). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Barclay after an illustration by Miss Sarah Drake from Edwards Botanical Register

Background imageOrchis Collection: Neotinea lactea orchid

Neotinea lactea orchid (Pointed-flowered orchis, Orchis acuminata)

Background imageOrchis Collection: Green-winged orchid, Anacamptis morio

Green-winged orchid, Anacamptis morio (Orchis morio). Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Dr. Willibald Artus Hand-Atlas sammtlicher mediinisch-pharmaceutischer Gewachse

Background imageOrchis Collection: Satyrium orchids and Star of Bethlehem

Satyrium orchids and Star of Bethlehem
Satyrium orchids, Satyrium erectum, and Star of Bethlehem, Ornithogalum umbellatum. (Orchis, Satyrium, Ornithogalum) Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Mario Cammerari from Professor Filippo

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 679

Curtis British Entomology Plate 679
Lepidoptera: Acrolepia betulella Curtis = Acrolepiosis betulella (Curtis), Durham Tinea [Plant: Orchis simia (Monkey Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 641

Curtis British Entomology Plate 641
Diptera: Sciophila sylvatica = Tetragoneura sylvatica (Curtis) [Plant: Pseudorchis albida (Small-white Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 570

Curtis British Entomology Plate 570
Coleoptera: Endomychus coccineus (Scarlet Endomychus) [Plant: Coeloglossum viride (Orchis viridis, Frog Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 498

Curtis British Entomology Plate 498
Coleoptera: Tritoma bipustulatum = Tritoma bipustulata (Double-spotted Tritoma) [Plant: Neottia nidus-avis (Epipactis nidus-avis, Bird?s-nest Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 423

Curtis British Entomology Plate 423
Hymenoptera: Foenus assectator = Gasteruption assectator (Short-tailed Foenus) [Plant: Dactylorhiza (= Dactylorchis) maculata? (Orchis latifolia, Marsh Orchis)

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 370

Curtis British Entomology Plate 370
Coleoptera: Luperus brassicae = Calomicrus circumfusus (Striped Galeruca) [Plant: Orchis morio (Meadow Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 285

Curtis British Entomology Plate 285
Diptera: Sphaeromias albomarginatus = Sphaeromias fasciatus (White-bordered Sphaeromias) [Plant: Dactylorhiza (= Dactylorchis) maculata (Orchis maculata, Spotted Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 268

Curtis British Entomology Plate 268
Lepidoptera: Glaea subnigra = Conistra ligula ab. subnigra (Dark Chestnut) [Plant: Gymnadenia conopsea (Orchis conopsea, Right-handed Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 260

Curtis British Entomology Plate 260
Lepidoptera: Apamea haworthii = Celaena haworthii (Haworth?s Minor) [Plant: Anacamptis pyramidalis (Orchis pyramidalis, Late-flowering Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 255

Curtis British Entomology Plate 255
Coleoptera: Hypulus biflexuosus = Abdera biflexuosa (Double-banded Hyplexus) [Plant: Orchis purpurea (Orchis fusca, Brown Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 233

Curtis British Entomology Plate 233
Lepidoptera: Phycita pinguis = Euzophera pinguis (Tabby Knot-horn) [Plant: Platanthera bifolia (Ophrys bifolia, Butterfly Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 230

Curtis British Entomology Plate 230
Hemiptera: Aradus corticalis (Hampshire Aradus) [Plant: Orchis mascula (Early Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 216

Curtis British Entomology Plate 216
Coleoptera: Dascillus cervinus [Plant: Orchis ustulata (Dwarf Orchis)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageOrchis Collection: Neotinea ustulata - burnt-tip orchid

Neotinea ustulata - burnt-tip orchid
Neotinea ustulata (known as burnt orchid or burnt-tip orchid). Date: circa 1930s

Background imageOrchis Collection: Orchis ustullata, Burnt Orchid

Orchis ustullata, Burnt Orchid - Watercolour by Franz Bauer, undated. Paper, watercolour. Botany Library, Bauer Unit



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