Northern Botanist

Cypripedium tibeticum 🥀🌱 Tibetan Lady's Slipper Orchid is a species of slipper orchid in the section Cypripedium in the subsec. Macrantha It is native to Bhutan, Sikkim, and Western China #orchids #Flowers #蘭 #plants #กล้วยไม้

Bipinnula montana ☘🍀 is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile). #orchid #flowers #蘭 #plants #กล้วยไม้ #orquideas

Crested sun orchid (Thelymitra x irregularis) near Genoa, VIC. Regarded as a hybrid between the spotted + pink sun orchids - which are both common at this location, so story checks out ;) Only one flower out but other possible plants in bud nearby #orchids #inthefield #ozplants

Blakey Topping @nationaltrust North York Moors @NorthYorkMoors Dwarf Cornel, unfortunately no flowers, Common Cow-wheat & Knotted Pearlwort @BSBIscience

2024 UK - Get in there! The Ghost #Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum) is one of our rarest species, and one that doesn’t need an introduction. After 30 years of searching I’m beyond delighted to have chanced upon one @EuropeanOrchids @Mariposa_Nature @BSBIbotany #wildflowerhour

Well worth the effort to go to Chilterns from Cotswolds. Tx to @duncan_dine & @becky_cmd for taking me (& hubby). Violet Helleborine & ssp rosea were primary target also Broadleaved Helleborine & solitary Pyramidal O in hedge bottom. Delightful grassland species seen too

Weekend in Dorset, and a fantastic day with @VincentBlood7 and @withylake , including my first UK wasp spiders - at last! Oh yes, and Bog Orchids at a new site for all of us, some growing unusually out of dry-ish raised moss cushions.

Marsh Saxifrage, Mossy Saxifrage and Hairy Stonecrop #NorthPenines #wildflowerhour ⁦@BSBIbotany⁩

22/6/24 Highland - I do love a pair of species adjacent to each other. Coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) and Lesser Twayblade (Neottia cordata) #Orchids may be small, green and favour growing in tick-infested bogs but they're super charming #wildflowerhour

Some orchids for a change. Tiny and beautiful Small White Orchid (Sligo); eerie chlorophyll-free Bird's-nest Orchid (Roscommon); Greater Butterfly Orchid (Sligo) with its splayed pollinia and the white form of Pyramidal Orchid (Dublin)

Buff Ermine from last night. #MothsMatter #TeamMoth

Another highlight from Monday was seeing Fly Orchid (Ophrys insectifera) plus the hybrid Fly x Woodcock orchid for the first time 🪰🌸 @BSBIbotany @ukorchids

Tufted, Starrey, Irish & Alpine Saxifrages amongst the amazing alpine flora recorded during last weekends trip to @eryrinpa ...what a place! @BSBIbotany @BSBICymru @chrishindle @Matt_J_ecology

A slice of hyperchromic Heath-spotted heaven from Hampshire this morning (Dactylorhiza maculata, 25.05.24).

Loads of highlights from the last few days in Ireland: Leptidea sinapis, L.juvernica, Neotinea maculata, Anania funebris, Irish Marsh orchid, Pearl-Bordered and Marsh Fritillaries, Chough, Spring Gentian and much, much more. Superb place to visit with great scenery as well!

26/4/24 Kent - Dropped by Kent in preparation of our @Mariposa_Nature orchid tour in early June that I'm co-leading with @dunnjons. Was a nice excuse to catch up with this awesome mirrorless Early Spider #Orchid (Ophrys sphegodes). Reminds me of my hairline! #wildflowerhour

There are no words. This is what 21st century attitudes of @NENorthWest look like. Complete apathy. birkenhead.news/nationally-rar…

The absolutely incredible orchid fields at Les Vicheries Lane in Guernsey - a mind blowing display of of intensely purple Loose-flowered Orchids (Anacamptis laxiflora). #orchid #guernsey @LaSocieteG

Green-winged orchids, Nottingham catchfly and tiny Dwarf Pansies were the highlights of our botanising around the west coast of Jersey @BSBIbotany

More photos of the Ophrys hydrids from 21/4/24. I do like the term "flybrids"!