#orchid__orchidaceous_plant any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
supertype: flower a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
part: mentum mentum.plant_part
member of: family_Orchidaceae
subtype: orchis any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
subtype: male_orchis__early_purple_orchid__Orchis_mascula Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
subtype: Orchis_papilionaceae__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__butterflyorchi Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
subtype: showy_orchis__purple_orchis__purple-hooded_orchis__Orchis_spectabilis North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood
subtype: aerides__aeride any orchid of the genus Aerides
subtype: angrecum any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
subtype: jewel_orchid__jewelorchid any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
subtype: puttyroot__adam-and-eve__Aplectrum_hyemale North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
subtype: arethusa any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
subtype: bog_rose__bogrose__wild_pink__dragon's_mouth__Arethusa_bulbosa a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide-gaping corolla; Canada
subtype: bletia any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudo-bulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
subtype: Bletilla_striata__Bletia_striata Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers; often cultivated; sometimes placed in genus Bletia
subtype: brassavola any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
subtype: Brassia_lawrenceana__spider_orchid South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
subtype: Brassia_verrucosa__spider_orchid Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
subtype: caladenia any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
subtype: zebra_orchid__zebraorchid__Caladenia_cairnsiana orchid with red-tinged linear leaves and panicle of purple-marked pale-yellow flowers with deep red or purple lip; southwestern Australia
subtype: calanthe any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
subtype: grass_pink__grasspink__calopogonpulchellum__Calopogon_tuberosum an orchid
subtype: calypso__fairyslipper__Calypso_bulbosa rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
subtype: jumping_orchid__jumpingorchid__Catasetum_macrocarpum orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme; when a sensitive projection at the base of the column of the male flower is touched the pollen is suddenly ejected
subtype: cattleya any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known
subtype: helleborine any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
subtype: red_helleborine__redhelleborine__Cephalanthera_rubra orchid of Mediterranean and Asia having a lax spike of bright rose-pink flowers
subtype: spreading_pogonia__spreadingpogonia__funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid__Cleistes_divaricata__Pogonia_divaricata orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
subtype: rosebud_orchid__rosebudorchid__Cleistes_rosea__Pogonia_rosea orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
subtype: satyr_orchid__satyrorchid__Coeloglossum_bracteatum orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
subtype: Coeloglossum_viride__frog_orchid orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
subtype: coelogyne any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white spice-scented flowers; emerald green flowers marked with blue-black
subtype: coral_root__coralroot a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
subtype: spotted_coral_root__spottedcoralroot__Corallorhiza_maculata common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada
subtype: striped_coral_root__stripedcoralroot__Corallorhiza_striata nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico
subtype: early_coral_root__earlycoralroot__pale_coral_root__Corallorhiza_trifida plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska
subtype: helmetflower__helmet_orchid any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
subtype: swan_orchid__swanflower__swanneck any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
subtype: cymbid__cymbidium any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers; extensively hybridized and cultivated as houseplants and important florists' flowers
subtype: cypripedia a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
subtype: lady's_slipper__lady-slipper__ladies'_slipper__ladies'slipper__slipper_orchid__slipperorchid any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate in the garden
subtype: moccasin_flower__nerveroot__Cypripedium_acaule once common rose pink woodland orchid of eastern North America
subtype: common_lady's-slipper__showy_lady's-slipper__showy_lady_slipper__Cypripedium_reginae__Cypripedium_album pale pink wild orchid of northeastern America having an inflated pouchlike lip
subtype: ram's-head_lady's_slipper__ram's-head__ram'shead__Cypripedium_arietinum orchid of northern North America having a brownish-green flower and red-and-white lip suggestive of a ram's head
subtype: yellow_lady's_slipper__yellow_lady-slipper__Cypripedium_calceolus__Cypripedium_parviflorum maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan
subtype: large_yellow_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_calceolus_pubescens plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers
subtype: California_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_californicum often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California
subtype: clustered_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_fasciculatum clusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purple; British Columbia to central California and northern Colorado
subtype: mountain_lady's_slipper__Cypripedium_montanum leafy plant having a few stems in a clump with 1 white and dull purple flower in each upper leaf axil; Alaska to northern California and Wyoming
subtype: marsh_orchid__marshorchid any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots; Europe and Mediterranean region
subtype: common_spotted_orchid__Dactylorhiza_fuchsii__Dactylorhiza_maculata_fuchsii European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
subtype: dendrobium a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers
subtype: disa any orchid of the genus Disa; beautiful orchids with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; much prized as emblematic flowers in their native regions
subtype: phantom_orchid__phantomorchid__snow_orchid__Eburophyton_austinae waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers; northwestern United States to northern California and east to Idaho
subtype: tulip_orchid__tuliporchid__Encyclia_citrina__Cattleya_citrina Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous gray-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened; sometimes placed in genus Cattleya
subtype: Encyclia_tampensis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumtampense orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers; sometimes placed in genus Epidendrum
subtype: butterfly_orchis__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid__epidendrumvenosum__Encyclia_venosa Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
subtype: epidendron any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum
subtype: helleborine.orchid any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
subtype: Epipactis_helleborine European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
subtype: stream_orchid__chatterbox__giant_helleborine__gianthelleborine__Epipactis_gigantea orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
subtype: tongueflower orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue- or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
subtype: rattlesnake_plantain__rattlesnakeplantain__helleborine any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
subtype: fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_conopsea European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
subtype: short-spurred_fragrant_orchid__Gymnadenia_odoratissima similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
subtype: fringed_orchis__fringed_orchid__fringedorchid any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
subtype: white_fringed_orchis__white_fringed_orchid__whitefringedorchid__Habenaria_albiflora bog orchid of eastern North America with a spike of pure white fringed flowers
subtype: Habenaria_fimbriata__purple-fringed_orchid__purple-fringed_orchis North American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowers
subtype: Hooker's_orchid__Habenaria_hookeri a long-spurred orchid with base leaves and petals converging under the upper sepal
subtype: ragged_orchid__ragged_orchis__ragged-fringed_orchid__green_fringed_orchis__Habenaria_lacera fringed orchid of the eastern United States having a greenish flower with the lip deeply lacerate
subtype: prairie_orchid__prairieorchid__prairiewhitefringedorchi__Habenaria_leucophaea orchid of boggy or wet lands of north central United States having racemes of very fragrant creamy or greenish white flowers
subtype: snowy_orchid__snowyorchid__Habenaria_nivea slender fringed orchid of eastern North America having white flowers
subtype: purple_fringeless_orchid__purple_fringeless_orchis__Habenaria_peramoena orchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisions
subtype: purple-fringed_orchid__purple-fringed_orchis__Habenaria_psycodes North American orchid with clusters of fragrant purple fringed flowers
subtype: frog_orchid any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
subtype: rein_orchid__rein_orchis any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
subtype: bog_rein_orchid__bog_candles__bogcandle__Habenaria_dilatata orchid with spikes of many fragrant white flowers on erect leafy stems; of wet or boggy ground through most of the West and northern North America
subtype: elegant_Habenaria__Habenaria_elegans slender inland rein orchid similar to coastal rein orchid but with pale greenish-yellow flowers
subtype: coastal_rein_orchid__Habenaria_greenei stout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowers
subtype: round-leaved_rein_orchid__Habenaria_orbiculata orchid having a raceme of large greenish-white flowers on a single flower stalk growing between two elliptic or round basal leaves lying on the ground; from northern Oregon and Montana across Canada to the eastern United States
subtype: Alaska_rein_orchid__Habenaria_unalascensis similar to coastal rein orchid but with smaller flowers; Alaska to Baja California and east to the Dakotas and Colorado
subtype: crested_coral_root__crestedcoralroot__Hexalectris_spicata orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins; southeastern Arizona to the eastern United States
subtype: Texas_purple_spike__Hexalectris_warnockii orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers; of open brushy woods of southeastern Arizona and central Texas
subtype: lizard_orchid__Himantoglossum_hircinum an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
subtype: laelia any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
subtype: liparis__lipari an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
subtype: twayblade an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
subtype: fen_orchid__fenorchid__fen_orchis__Liparis_loeselii small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
subtype: broad-leaved_twayblade__Listera_convallarioides small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers; western North America
subtype: lesser_twayblade__Listera_cordata orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve; Europe and Asia and North America and Greenland
subtype: Listera_ovata__twayblade orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown; Europe to central Asia
subtype: green_adder's_mouth__greenadder'smouth__Malaxis-unifolia__Malaxis_ophioglossoides North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
subtype: masdevallia any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia; tufted evergreen often diminutive plants whose flowers in a remarkable range of colors usually resemble a tricorn with sepals fused at the base to form a tube
subtype: maxillaria any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
subtype: pansy_orchid__pansyorchid any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
subtype: odontoglossum any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
subtype: oncidium__dancing_lady_orchid__butterfly_plant__butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
subtype: bee_orchid__beeorchid__ophrysapifera European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
subtype: Ophrys_insectifera__fly_orchid__flyorchid__Ophrys_muscifera European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
subtype: spider_orchid any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
subtype: early_spider_orchid__Ophrys_sphegodes spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
subtype: Venus'_slipper__Venus's_slipper__Venus's_shoe any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
subtype: phaius an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers
subtype: moth_orchid__moth_plant any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled gray and silver
subtype: butterfly_plant__Phalaenopsis_amabilis orchid having large elliptic to obovate fleshy leaves and fragrant pink-and-white flowers dotted with red
subtype: rattlesnake_orchid__rattlesnakeorchid any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
subtype: lesser_butterfly_orchid__Platanthera_bifolia__Habenaria_bifolia south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
subtype: greater_butterfly_orchid__greaterbutterflyorchid__Platanthera_chlorantha__Habenaria_chlorantha south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia; sometimes placed in genus Habenaria
subtype: prairie_white-fringed_orchid__prairiewhitefringedorchid__Platanthera_leucophea of central North America; a threatened species
subtype: tangle_orchid an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
subtype: Indian_crocus any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing 1 or 2 solitary slender-stalked white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers
subtype: pleurothallis__pleurothalli any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers
subtype: pogonia any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower
subtype: butterfly_orchid__butterflyorchid any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
subtype: Psychopsis_krameriana__Oncidium_papilio_kramerianum orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
subtype: Psychopsis_papilio__Oncidium_papilio orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
subtype: helmet_orchid__greenhood any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
subtype: foxtail_orchid__foxtailorchid any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
subtype: orange-blossom_orchid__Sarcochilus_falcatus diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
subtype: sobralia any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
subtype: ladies'_tresses__ladies'tresse__lady's_tresses an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
subtype: screw_augur__screwaugur__Spiranthes_cernua an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America
subtype: hooded_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_romanzoffiana orchid having dense clusters of gently spiraling creamy white flowers with 2 upper petals forming a hood; western North America
subtype: western_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_porrifolia similar to Spiranthes romanzoffiana;States
subtype: European_ladies'_tresses__Spiranthes_spiralis European orchid having shorter racemes of strongly spiraling snow-white flowers
subtype: stanhopea any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors; Mexico to Brazil
subtype: stelis any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers
subtype: fly_orchid__flyorchid any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks
subtype: vanda any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
subtype: blue_orchid__Vanda_coerulea famous orchid of northern India having large pale to deep lilac-blue flowers
subtype: vanilla.orchid any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers
subtype: vanilla_orchid__vanillaorchid__Vanilla_planifolia climbing non-ornamental orchid bearing a podlike fruit yielding vanilla beans; widely cultivated from Florida southward throughout tropical America
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