Juergen Freund / Orchids of the Kolombangara rainforest, Solomon Islands.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris) in flower, Hvblege, Mn, Denmark, July 2009

Tim Laman / Epiphytic Orchid (Dendrobium prasinum) flowering in rainforest, Taveuni Island, Fiji.

Staffan Widstrand / Tree Orchids (Orchidaceae sp.). Maquipucuna Reserve, cloud forest area, Ecuador, April.

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Orchid in flower probably (Cattleya nobilior) in Cerrado vegetation, Tocantins State, Central Brazil.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Naked Man Orchid (Orchis italica) Mount Argentario, Tuscany, Italy. April.

Juergen Freund / Wild orchids of Sarawak, Bako National Park, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Luiz Claudio Marigo / Orchid {Cattleya eldorado} in the ^campina^ vegetation, at Campina Biological Reserve of the National Institute for Research in the Amazon, Amazonas State, Northern Brazil.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) in flower, Camosciara Mounts, near Pescasseroli, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Edwin Giesbers / Black Orchid (Coelogyne pandurata) flowering, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

Juan Carlos Munoz / Flowering orchid {Coelogyne sp} Mount Kinabalu NP, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Harcourt Davies / Beaked Ophrys (Ophrys oxyrrynchos) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily, May. Endemic to Italy.

Tim Laman / Epiphytic Orchid (Dendrobium prasinum) endemic, flowering in rainforest, Taveuni Island, Fiji.

Shattil & Rozinski / Lady in the night orchid {Brassavola nodosa} Belize, Central America

Paul Harcourt Davies / Elderflower orchid (Dactylorhiza sambucina) in its two colour forms on Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy. May.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Orchid flower, Mount Kinabalu NP, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Martin Gabriel / Tropical orchid growing epiphytically on a tree trunk, La Fortuna, Costa Rica

Tim Laman / Giant orchid (Grammatophyllum speciosum) growing high in the rainforest canopy in Borneo. This species is the world's largest orchid, with flowering stalks reaching 3 m long. Gunung Palung National Pa...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Eastern Serapias (Serapias orientalis) in flower, near Ferla, Sicily, Italy, May.

Tim Laman / Epiphytic orchid (Bulbophyllum medusae) growing in the canopy of the lowland rainforest, Gunung Palung National Park, Borneo, West Kalimantan, Indonesia

Sven Zacek / Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) in low light, Northern Estonia, May.

Angelo Gandolfi / Mosses, lichens and epiphytic orchids (Cattleya sp.) in the undergrowth of a Parana pine (Araucaria angustifolia) forest. Santa Catarina, Brazil, September.

Nick Garbutt / Orchids (Angraecum sp) rainforest understorey, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, eastern Madagascar.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Naked man / Italian orchid (Orchis italica) close-up, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris) in flower, Hvblege, Mn, Denmark, July 2009 WWE BOOK. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Early purple orchids (Orchis mascula) in flower meadow, Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009

Robert Thompson / Tongue orchid {Serapias lingua} The Peleponnese, Southern Greece, April

Peter Lewis / Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) Wimborne, Dorset, England

Paul Harcourt Davies / Autumn ladies tresses Orchid (Spiranthes spiralis) close-up of flowering stem, Italy, Europe.

Philippe Clement / Lady orchid (Orchis purpurea) in flower, La Brenne, France

Juan Manuel Borrero / Largest Cattleya orchid (Cattleya maxima) in flower, Bosque de Protección Alto Mayo. Amazonas Department. Peru

Orsolya Haarberg / Yellow Lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) flowers, Junkerdalsura, Nordland, Norway, June

Florian Möllers / Irish / Western Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) flowering in meadow, Berlin, Germany, May

Steve Nicholls / Lady's tresses orchid (Spiranthes spiralis) flowering in grasland, Walborough, Somerset, UK, August 2010

Inaki Relanzon / White Helleborine Orchid (Cephalantera damasonium) in flower. Montseny Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain, May.

Radomir Jakubowski / Ladys slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Bavaria, Germany, May. 2nd Prize in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Hybrid orchid (Orchis x angusticruris) in flower, hybird of Lady (Orchis pururea) and Monkey orchid (Orchis simia), near Torrealfina, Lazio, Italy, May.

Tui De Roy / Epiphytic Orchid (Epidendrum spicatium) endemic species, Highlands, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos.

Ole Jorgen Liodden / Common Spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii) flowers. Norway, June.

Dong Lei / Orchid (Pleione hookeriana) flowers, Makalu Mountain, Mount Qomolangma National Park, Dingjie County, Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Tibet China, Asia

MYN / Eduardo Blanco / Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) flower unopened, Villaroya Forest, La Rioja, Spain, June. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) Sella Massif, Dolomites, Italy, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Tyrhennian Ophrys (Ophrys tyrrhena) Terni, Umbria, Italy, April.

Alex Hyde / Broad-leaved / Irish marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) flowers, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, Austria, July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Woodcock orchid, (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May.

Michel Poinsignon / Lady orchid (Orchis purpurea) coming into flower, Montenach Lorraine, France, April.

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Common-spotted Orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, June. 2020VISION Book Plate. 2020VISION Exhibition.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.

Peter Lewis / Southern Marsh Orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) Minster, Dorset, England

Bernard Castelein / Marsh orchids / Spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza sp) at sunrise, Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium, May.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Common spotted orchid (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), flower spike in meadow, UK, June

Adrian Davies / Close up of a Man orchid (Orchis anthropophora) in flower, Box Hill National Trust Reserve, Surrey, England, UK, May.

Konrad Wothe / Orchid (Arachnis flosaeris) in flower, hotel garden, Ranomafana, Madagascar, Africa. Non native species originally from Indonesia

Chris Mattison / Fly orchid (Ophrys insectifera) Derbyshire, Peak District, England, UK, June.

Alex Hyde / Common spotted orchids (Dactylorhiza fuschii) backlit at sunset, Derbyshire, Peak District National Park, UK, June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Marsh Helleborine (Epipactis palustris) wetland species, near Castelfiori, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Naked man orchid (Orchis italica) with hybrid orchid (Orchiaceras x bivonae). Hybrid of Naked man orchid (Orchis italica) and Man orchid (Orchis anthrophorum) Monte St Angelo, Gargano, Puglia, Italy,...

Paul Harcourt Davies / Pink Butterfly Orchid (Anacamptis papilionacea var grandiflora) large form, Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Eastern Serapias (Serapias orientalis) Ferla, Sicily, Italy, April.

Sandra Bartocha / Western marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) in flower, Germany, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dull Ophrys (Ophrys fusca) Torrealfina, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, May.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Late Spider Orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) Sibillini form with narrow lips and prominent appendage. Sibillini, near Spoleto, Umbria. Italy June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dark ophrys (Ophrys passionis ssp majellensis) Mount Amiata, Tuscany, Italy. June.

Michel Poinsignon / Irish march orchid (Dactylorhiza majalis) in flower, Sainte Marguerite, France, May.

Nick Upton / Burnt tip orchids (Neotinea ustulata) flowering in a traditional hay meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Adrian Davies / Bee orchid (Ophrys apifera), Provence, France, May.

Colin Varndell / Close up of greater butterfly orchid (Platanthera chlorantha) flowers. Dorset, UK, May.

Michel Poinsignon / Green-winged orchid (Anacamptis morio) St Marguerite, Lorraine, France, May.