
Orchids
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae are a diverse and widespread family of flowering plants, with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant, commonly known as the orchid family.
6 branches of this family, most-observed first

Orchidoid Orchids
subfamilyOrchidoideae

Lower Epidendroid Orchids
subfamilyEpidendroideae

Higher Epidendroid Orchids
subfamilyVandoideae

Slipper Orchids
subfamilyCypripedioideae

Pogonias and vanilla orchids
subfamilyVanilloideae

Apostasioid Orchids
subfamilyApostasioideae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Orchidaceae in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47217.
