beautiful orchids in my countryside

[MysticOrchid]

Ok, so I've been away for almost a year from this site, but recently i discovered wild orchids in my countryside, so i wanted to share them with you guys i can recognize some of them, the species i mean, some of them are ophrys and orchis but i am not quite sure. Any help?

[RosieC]

Wonderful, thanks I love to see orchids in the wild.

Sorry I can't help much with ID. The first couple look like they might be Dactylorhiza of some sort.

[WhiteRabbit]

Awesome!

[Kalos]

Thanks for sharing! That's pretty neat

[King_of_orchid_growing:)]

Pic 1 looks like it could be Anacamptis morio.

Second photo looks like it might be Orchis purpurea.

I'm not too sure about the different Ophrys species you have pictured, but I think pic 5 is either Ophrys phrygia or something closely related to it.

I'm not sure if pic 6 or pic 8 are the same as the Ophrys in pic 5 or not, but they do look a little different from each other. The Oprhys in pics 5, 6, & 8 are closely related to each other, but I can't nail it down to a species.

The Ophrys in pics 4 & 7 are either Ophrys mammosa or something closely related to it.

Pic 3 is probably Ophrys helenae or something very close to it.

[MysticOrchid]

you're right.. the ophrys species are very similar, especially the ones that have pink-lavender petals..