This blog is the result of my hunting for and research into the orchids on the Greek island of Lesvos during the last eight years. I have devoted many hours every day to the study of these intriguing and beautiful plants. I took thousands of photographs in the beautiful countryside of Lesvos; I studied the latest specialist European literature and websites, and then I tried to accurately identify all the orchids that I found. And I am still trying, because this is no easy task. It’s all about people with different views and orchids with different names; in short, a hornets’ nest!
Jan van Lent, February 2012
| Orchid list according to G. & A. Karatzá: ‘Orchidées, agrioloúlouda tis Lésvou’, 2008. |
| Red rows orchids I didn’t found yet or maybe don’t exist on Lesvos anymore. |
| Green rows orchids are new for Lesvos (after Karatzás published his book in 2008) |
| No | Species | Months: | Just click on blog no: |
| 001 | Aceras anthropophorum (syn: Orchis anthropophorum) | 4-5 | |
| 002 | Anacamptis pyramidalis blog 12: ‘A Pyramid song’ blog 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
4-6 | |
| Anacamptis pyramidalis var. albiflora | 4-6 | ||
| 003 | Anacamptorchis lesbiensis | 4-6 | 12: ‘A Pyramid song’. |
| 004 | Cephalanthera damasonium | 5-6 | |
| 005 | Cephalanthera epipactoides | 4-6 | 23: ’With A Little Help From My Friends’. |
| 006 | Cephalanthera longifolia | 4-5 | 23: ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’. |
| 007 | Cephalanthera rubra | 6-7 | |
| 008 | Dactylorhiza romana blog 3: ‘True Colours’ |
2-5 | |
| Dactylorhiza romana var. albiflora | 2-5 | ||
| 009 | Epipactis densifolia | 6-7 | 16: ‘River Deep Mountain High’. |
| 010 | Epipactis helleborine | 5-6 | 16: ‘River Deep Mountain High’. |
| 011 | Epipactis microphylla | 5-6 | |
| 012 | Epipactis persica (new found S. Tsiftsis) | 6-8 | |
| 013 | Epipactis turcica | 5-7 | 16: ‘River Deep Mountain High’. |
| 014 | Himantoglossum affine | 5-6 | 15: ‘Hot Shots’ |
| 015 | Himantoglossum caprinum | 6-7 | 15: ‘Hot Shots’ |
| 016 | Himantoglossum comperiana (ex Comperia) | 5-6 | 14: ‘I saw her standing there’. |
| 017 | Himantoglossum x agiasense (ex X Comptoglossum) | 5-6 | 14: ‘I saw her standing there’. 45: ‘Don’t Crush Me’. |
| 018 | Himantoglossum montis-tauri | 5-6 | 15: ‘Hot Shots’ |
| 019 | Himantoglossum robertiana (ex Barlia) | 2-4 | 5: ‘The big and the beautiful’. 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 020 | Limodorum abortivum L. abortivum f. bicolor |
4-7 | 26: ‘Any Colour You Like’. |
| 021 | Limodorum abortivum var. gracile L. abortivum var. gracile f. albiflorum |
4-5 | 26: ‘Any Colour You Like’. |
| 022 | Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum L. abortivum var. rubrum f. gracile |
4-6 | 26: ‘Any Colour You Like’. |
| 023 | Listera ovata | 5-6 | |
| 024 | Neotinea maculata (syn: Orchis intacta) | 4-5 | |
| 025 | Ophrys aesculapii | 3-4 | |
| 026 | Ophrys apifera | 4-5 | 36: ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’. |
| 027 | Ophrys attaviria | 3-4 | |
| 028 | Ophrys attica | 3-4 | 39: ‘The Last Walz’ |
| 029 | Ophrys blitopertha | 3-4 | 48: ‘From the Underworld’ |
| 030 | Ophrys bombyliflora | 3-4 | |
| 031 | Ophrys bremifera | 3-4 | |
| 032 | Ophrys bucephala | 4-4 | 40: ‘Strange Brew’ |
| 033 | Ophrys calocaerina (new 1994) | 4-5 | |
| 034 034a |
Ophrys calypsus Ophrys candica |
4-4 4-4 |
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| 035 | Ophrys cesmeensis | 2-4 | 47: ‘Take Time to know Her’ |
| 036 | Ophrys ceto (new 2004) | 4-5 | |
| 037 | Ophrys cinereophila | 3-4 | 21: ‘Not Fade Away!’ |
| 038 | Ophrys cornutula | 3-4 | |
| 039 | Ophrys dodekanensis | 2-3 | |
| 040 | Ophrys ferrum-equinum | 3-4 | 44. ‘Is She Really Going out with Him? |
| 041 | Ophrys sancti-isidorii (new: Saliaris & Alibertis 2010) | 1-3 | 17: ‘That was only Yesterday!’ 29: DNA, Golden Orchid Awards. 30. ‘Sooner or Later’. |
| 042 | Ophrys halia | 4-5 | |
| 043 | Ophrys heldreichii | 3-4 | |
| 044 | Ophrys helios | 4-5 | |
| 045 | Ophrys heterochila | 3-4 | |
| 046 | Ophrys holosericea | 3-4 | |
| 047 | Ophrys homeri | 4-5 | |
| 048 | Ophrys iricolor | 3-4 | 22: ‘All Day and All of the Night’. 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 049 | Ophrys labiosa | 3-4 | 44. ‘Is She Really Going out with Him? |
| 050 | Ophrys leochroma (ex Tenthredinifera) | 3-4 | |
| 051 | Ophrys lesbis | 3-4 | 43: ‘Go West’ |
| 052 | Ophrys leucadica | 3-4 |
18: ‘No Money, No Honey!’ |
| 053 | Ophrys lindia | 3-4 | 33: ‘Sooner or Later’ PART 4 |
| 054 | Ophrys mammosa | 3-4 | 8: ‘Blue eyes crying in the rain’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 055 | Ophrys masticorum (new: Delforge & Saliaris 2007) | 4-5 | 10: ‘Hot Stuff’ |
| 056 | Ophrys mesaritica | 2-3 | 4: ‘Bottoms up! Up yours!’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 057 | Ophrys minutula | 3-5 | 10: ‘Hot Stuff’ |
| 058 | Ophrys oestrifera | 3-5 | |
| 059 | Ophrys orphanidea (new: Saliaris & Delforge 2007) | 3-4 | 10: ‘Hot Stuff’ |
| 060 | Ophrys parosica | 3-4 | |
| 061 | Ophrys pelinaea (new: Delforge 2007) | 4-5 | 34: ‘Sooner or Later’ PART 5. |
| 062 063 |
Ophrys persephonae Ophrys phaseliana |
3-4 2-4 |
48: ‘From the Underworld’ 31: ‘Sooner or Later’ PART 2 & 3. |
| 064 | Ophrys phryganae | 3-4 | |
| 065 | Ophrys phrygia | 3-5 | 11: ‘Oh Yes, It Is!’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 066 | Ophrys reinholdii Ophrys reinholdii ssp. straussii |
3-4 | 38: ‘Heavy flowers’ |
| 067 | Ophrys sicula | 2-3-4 | 1: ‘Yellow‘ 42: ‘In Another Land’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 068 | Ophrys sitiaca | 2-3-4 | 2: ‘Boxing lessons’ |
| 069 | Ophrys speculum (ex vernixia) | 3-4 | 6: ‘Mirror, mirror on the wall…eh, path’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 070 | Ophrys spruneri | 3-4 | |
| 071 | Ophrys umbilicata Ophrys umbilicata var. attica |
3-4 | 39: ‘The Last Waltz’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 072 | Ophrys villosa (ex Tenthredinifera ssp.) | 2-4 | |
| 073 | Orchis anatolica | 4-5 | |
| 074 | Orchis collina, also known as: Anacamptis collina |
3-4 | 7: ‘Lost in wonderland’ 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 075 | Orchis coriophora | 4-6 | |
| 076 | Orchis elegans, also known as: Anacamptis elegans or Anacamptis palustris subsp. elegans |
4-6 | 25: ‘She’s not There’ |
| 077 | Orchis fragrans, also known as: Anacamptis fragrans or Anacamptis coriophora subsp. fragrans |
4-5 | 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 078 | Orchis italica | 3-4 | |
| Orchis italica var. albiflora | 3-4 | ||
| 079 | Orchis lactea | 3-4 | 20: ‘No Milk Today’. |
| 080 | Orchis laxiflora, also known as: Anacamptis laxiflora |
3-5 | 24: ‘Everybody Knows’. |
| 081 | Orchis morio var. albiflora, also known as: Anacamptis morio var. albiflora | 3-5 | |
| 082 | Orchis morio ssp. caucasia (new found) | 4-5 | |
| 083 | Orchis morio ssp. morio, also known as: Anacamptis morio |
2-5 | |
| 084 | Orchis morio ssp. picta, also known as: Anacamptis picta |
2-5 | |
| 085 | Orchis morio ssp. syriaca (new found), also known as: Anacamptis syriaca | 2-4 | |
| 086 | Orchis palustris, also known as: Anacamptis palustris |
5-6 | 25: ‘She’s not There’ |
| 087 | Orchis papilionacea var. papilionacea, also known as: Anacamptis papilionacea | 3-4 | 19: ‘Heroes’ |
| Orchis papilionacea var. heroica, also known as: Anacamptis papilionacea subsp. heroica | 3-4 | 19: ‘Heroes’ | |
| 088 | Orchis pinetorum | 4-6 | |
| 089 | Orchis provincialis | 3-5 | |
| 090 | Orchis purpurea | 4-5 | 35: ‘Purple Haze’ |
| 091 | Orchis quadripunctata | 3-4 | 27: ‘Brilliant Disguise’ |
| 092 | Orchis quadripunctata var. albiflora (new found) | 4-4 | |
| 093 | Orchis sancta, also known as: Anacamptis sancta |
4-6 | 37: ‘Lay Down, Lay Down’ |
| 094 | Orchis sezikiana | 3-4 | 27: ‘Brilliant Disguise’ |
| 095 | Orchis simia | 3-5 | 9: ‘To much Monkey business’ |
| 096 | Orchis tridentata | 4-7 | |
| 097 | Orchis tridentata var. commutata | 3-5 | |
| 098 | Platanthera chlorantha (new found) | 5-7 | 13: Just ‘A Forest’ |
| 099 | Platanthera holmboei | 5-6 | 13: Just ‘A Forest’ |
| 100 | Serapias bergonii | 4-5 | |
| 101 | Serapias cordigera | 4-5 | |
| 102 | Serapias orientalis | 3-4 | |
| 103 | Serapias orientalis ssp. carica var. monantha | 4-5 | |
| 104 | Serapias parviflora | 4-4 | |
| 105 | Serapias politisii | 4-5 | |
| 106 | Serapias vomeracea | 3-5 | |
| 107 | Spiranthes spiralis | 9-10 | 28: ‘A Perfect Day’. |