Alec M. Pridgeon

Anacamptis morio, the green-winged orchid or green-veined orchid (synonym Orchis morio), is a flowering plant of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It usually has purple flowers, and is found in Europe, Northern Africa and western Asia.

Dactylorhiza viridis, the frog orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae. It has also been treated as the only species Coeloglossum viride of the monotypic genus Coeloglossum.

Neotinea ustulata (syn. Orchis ustulata), the burnt orchid or burnt-tip orchid, is a European terrestrial orchid native to mountains in central and southern Europe, growing at up to 2,400 m (7,900 ft) elevation. The plant is considered Endangered in Great Britain and Least Concern internationally based on IUCN Red List criteria. The burnt-tip orchid was voted the county flower of Wiltshire in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife.

Neotinea tridentata, the three-toothed orchid, is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Spain to Turkey; northwards to the Crimea, Poland and Germany. This orchid favours grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis.

Anacamptis palustris is a species of orchid. It is found in Europe, North Africa and western Asia. This orchid is native to Western and Central Europe, the Mediterranean region, the Balearic Islands, Turkey, Western Asia, Algeria and Tunisia in North Africa, and Saudi Arabia. It is a perennial herbaceous flower, and can be found in humid pastures, wet meadows and swamps. It prefers calcareous soils in full sun. It flowers in spring. The species epithet palustris is Latin for "of the marsh" and indicates its common habitat.

Anacamptis coriophora, the bug orchid, is a species of orchid, found in Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Near East to Iran.

Anacamptis laxiflora (lax-flowered orchid, loose-flowered orchid, or green-winged meadow orchid) is a species of orchid. It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia as far north as in Germany, and is found in wet meadows with alkaline soil. It grows up to 60 cm high. A. laxiflora is common in Normandy and Brittany (France), but in the United Kingdom it is represented only on the Channel Islands, where in Jersey it is called Jersey orchid and in Guernsey it is called Loose Flowered orchid . Notable localities in the Channel Islands include Le Noir Pré meadow in Jersey and several fields at

Anacamptis collina, the fan-lipped orchid, is a species of orchid. It is native to the Mediterranean and Caspian Sea regions, from Portugal and Morocco to Iran and Turkmenistan.

Anacamptis papilionacea, (formerly Orchis papilionacea), commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae.

Neotinea lactea, the milky orchid, is a species of orchid found in Europe from France to Turkey and in two North African countries: Algeria and Tunisia. Its flowers are pale to light pink, reflecting its Latin root lacteus (milky). The species were first described in 1798 by Poiret from Algeria.

Echinosepala is a genus of orchids. The genus contains 17 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and northern Brazil, and to Belize and Jamaica. The genus comprises the former subgenera Silenia and Satyria of genus Myoxanthus. There is little reason to resist this change, thus Echinosepala is widely accepted. The genus was formerly known as Echinella Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, but as this latter also refers to an algae genus, it has been changed to Echinosepala.

Anacamptis sancta, also called the Holy orchid, is a species of orchid closely related to Anacamptis coriophora that is found in the eastern Mediterranean.

Acianthera bicarinata is a species of orchid.

Acianthera aphthosa is a species of orchid. It was first described by John Lindley in 1838 as Pleurothallis aphthosa, but was assigned to the genus, Acianthera, in 2001 by Pridgeon and Mark W. Chase. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.

Diodonopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. Its native range is Costa Rica to Western South America.

Acianthera yauaperyensis is a species of orchid.

Acianthera strupifolia is a species of orchid.

Acianthera sonderiana is a species of orchid.

Acianthera saurocephala is a species of orchid.

Acianthera saundersiana is a species of orchid. It is found in the São Paulo of Brazil.

Acianthera recurva is a species of orchid.

Acianthera pubescens is a species of orchid.

Acianthera pectinata is a species of orchid.

Acianthera pardipes is a species of orchid found in Brazil in the states Santa Catarina and Rio de Janeiro.

Acianthera papillosa is a species of orchid.

Acianthera panduripetala is a species of orchid.

Acianthera modestissima is a species of orchid. The flower is magenta in color and is very small.

Acianthera miqueliana is a species of orchid.

Acianthera micrantha is a species of orchid.

Acianthera macropoda is a species of orchid.