Compiled by Paul Manning (http://wildlifeoflesvos.com/index.shtml).
For flowering times see http://www.wildlifeoflesvos.com/downloads/Orchid%20list%20of%20Lesvos.xls.
Large White Helleborine Cephalanthera damasonium Sword-‐leaved Helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra Spurred Helleborine Cephalanthera epipactoides Small-‐leaved Helleborine Epipactis microphylla Turkish Helleborine Epipactis turcica Broad-‐leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine Dense-‐leaved Helleborine Epipactis densifolia Persian Helleborine Epipactis persica Violet Limodore Limodorum abortivum -‐ abortivum var. rubrum -‐ abortivum var. albiflora Twayblade Listera ovata
Autumn Lady's Tresses Spiranthes spiralis Greater Butterfly Orchid Platanthera chlorantha Holmboë's Butterfly Orchid Platanthera holmboei Roman Orchid Dactylorhiza romana -‐ romana var. albifora Small-‐flowered Serapias Serapias parviflora Politis' Orchid Serapias Serapias politisii Loose flowered plough-‐share Serapias Serapias bergonii Plough-‐share Serapias Serapias vomeracea Carican Serapias Serapias carica
Single-‐flowered Carican Serapias Serapias carica var. monantha Heart-‐flowered Serapias Serapias cordigera
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis -‐ pyramidalis var. albiflora Bog Orchid Orchis palustris
Elegant Orchid Orchis palustris ssp. elegans False Loose-‐flowered Orchid Orchis palustris ssp. pseudolaxiflora Dinsmore's Orchid Orchis palustris ssp. dinsmorei Loose-‐flowered Orchid Orchis laxiflora
Green-‐winged Orchid Orchis morio ssp. morio -‐ morio ssp. morio var. albiflora Lesser Green-‐winged Orchid Orchis morio ssp. picta -‐ morio ssp. picta var. albiflora Albanian Orchid Orchis morio ssp. albanica Syrian Orchid Orchis morio ssp. syriaca Pink Butterfly Orchid Orchis papilionacea ssp. heroica -‐ papilionacea ssp. heroica var. albiflora Fan-‐lipped Orchid Orchis collina
-‐ collina var. albiflora Bug Orchid Orchis coriophora Fragrant Bug Orchid Orchis fragrance Holy Orchid Orchis sancta -‐ sancta var. albiflora Four-‐spotted Orchid Orchis quadripunctata Sezik's Orchid Orchis sezikiana Anatolian Orchid Orchis anatolica Pine forest Orchid Orchis pinetorum Provence Orchid Orchis provincialis Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora
Monkey Orchid Orchis simia Naked Man Orchid Orchis italica -‐ italica var. albiflora Milky Orchid Orchis lactea -‐ lactea var. albiflora Toothed Orchid Orchis tridentata
Changed Toothed Orchid Orchis tridentata var. commutata Dense-‐flowered Orchid Orchis intacta
Komper's Orchid Himantoglossum comperiana Giant Orchid Himantoglossum robertianum Eastern Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum affine Bolle's Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum montis-‐tauri Balkan Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum caprinum Vera's Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum veraii Rainbow Orchid Ophrys iricolor Mesarian Orchid Ophrys mesaritica Summer Orchid Ophrys calocaerina Athena-‐Lindia's Orchid Ophrys lindia Ashy loving Orchid Ophrys cinerephila Attavyros' Orchid Ophrys attaviria Paros' Orchid Ophrys parosica Pelinaio's Orchid Ophrys pelinaea Saint Isidora's Orchid Ophrys sancti-‐isidorii Blitopertha Beetle Orchid Ophrys blitopertha Persephone's Orchid Ophrys persephonae Phrygana Orchid Ophrys phryganae Sicilian Orchid Ophrys sicula Sitian Orchid Ophrys sitiaca Oriental Mirror Orchid Ophrys speculum Lion-‐manned Orchid Ophrys leochroma Hairy Orchid Ophrys villosa Ceto's Orchid Ophrys ceto Small Orchid Ophrys cornutula Dodecanese Orchid Ophrys dodekanensis Masticohoria Orchid Ophrys masticorum Elizabeth's Miniature Orchid Ophrys minutula Horsefly Orchid Ophrys oestrifera Orphanides' Orchid Ophrys orphanidea Phrygian Orchid Ophrys phrygia Homer's Orchid Ophrys homeri Attican Orchid Ophrys attica Bull-‐headed Orchid Ophrys bucephala Carmel Orchid Ophrys umbilicata Reinhold's Orchid Ophrys reinholdii Lesbos Orchid Ophrys lesbis
Horseshoe Orchid Ophrys ferrum-‐equinum Lipped Orchid Ophrys labiosa
Mammosa Orchid Ophrys mammosa Spruner's Orchid Ophrys spruneri Aesklepios' Orchid Ophrys aesculapii
Requiring confirmation
Hybrid species Anacomptorchis lesbiensis
Lady or Purple Orchid Orchis purpurea
Bumblebee Orchid Ophrys bombyliflora
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– SEE HTTP://FILES.ORNITHOLOGIKI.GR/DOCS/RARITIES/ANNUAL_REPORT_2006_EN.PDF
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– SEE HTTP://FILES.ORNITHOLOGIKI.GR/DOCS/RARITIES/ANNUAL_REPORT_2007_EN.PDF
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– SEE HTTP://FILES.ORNITHOLOGIKI.GR/DOCS/RARITIES/ANNUAL_REPORT_2008_EN.PDF
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– SEE HTTP://FILES.ORNITHOLOGIKI.GR/DOCS/RARITIES/ANNUAL_REPORT_2009_EN.PDF
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– SEE HTTP://WWW.BIRDLIFE.ORG/DATAZONE/SPECIES/INDEX.HTML?ACTION=SPCHTMDETAILS.ASP&SID=8940&M=0