Herminium monorchis and other native orchids

[ORG]

Today I had the possibility to visit some orchid-habitats in my area in South Bavaria and also nearby in Austria.
There I could find a lot of Epipactis palustris, Gymnadenia, Dactylorhiza and also Herminium monorchis in flower.
Here one of the habitats

Herminium monorchis, a very small orchid

Gymnadenia

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri finished the flower period

Epipactis palustris

The albine form of Epipactis palustris

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[Heather]

Wonderful Olaf. It amazes me how you people can spot these little beauties in such a vast green place!

 

[SlipperFan]

Who would think, when looking at that field from afar, that it would be filled with orchids!

 

[Gideon]

Lovely, thanks for the photos Olaf.
That albine form of Epipactis palustris is very nice, are they common?

 

[ORG]

Epipactis palustris is very common in our region, but the albine form is very rare. I know only one place where all the years 10-15 plants flower.

Best greetings

Olaf

 

[kentuckiense]

As always, in-situ shots are fantastic. Thank you.

I really wish I knew about more wet meadows around here.