Orchid of the Year
Appearance
The Orchid of the Year is a yearly honor given since 1989 to an orchid species native to Germany by the Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen [de] (AHO, Native Orchid Research Group), a German orchid conservation federation. The choice of orchids follows the endangerment of the species or its habitat due to human pressure.
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Dactylorhiza majalis
Orchid of the Year 2020
Orchids of the year
1989 | Broad-leaved marsh orchid | Dactylorhiza majalis |
1990 | Pyramidal orchid | Anacamptis pyramidalis |
1991 | Green-winged orchid | Orchis morio |
1992 | European common twayblade | Neottia ovata (then Listera ovata) |
1993 | Military orchid | Orchis militaris |
1994 | Fen orchid | Liparis loeselii |
1995 | Bee orchid | Ophrys apifera |
1996 | Cypripedium calceolus | |
1997 | Bug orchid | Orchis coriophora |
1998 | Marsh helleborine | Epipactis palustris |
1999 | Lizard orchid | Himantoglossum hircinum |
2000 | Red helleborine | Cephalanthera rubra |
2001 | Autumn ladies'-tresses | Spiranthes spiralis |
2002 | Bird's-nest orchid | Neottia nidus-avis |
2003 | Fly orchid | Ophrys insectifera |
2004 | Frog orchid | Coeloglossum viride |
2005 | Burnt orchid | Orchis ustulata |
2006 | Broadleaf helleborine | Epipactis helleborine |
2007 | Nigritella nigra subsp. rhellicani | |
2008 | Southern marsh-orchid | Dactylorhiza praetermissa |
2009 | Early purple orchid | Orchis mascula |
2010 | Cypripedium calceolus | |
2011 | Lesser butterfly orchid | Platanthera bifolia |
2012 | Pale-flowered orchid [de] | Orchis pallens |
2013 | Lady orchid | Orchis purpurea |
2014 | Ghost orchid | Epipogium aphyllum |
2015 | Early marsh orchid | Dactylorhiza incarnata |
2016 | Summer lady's-tresses | Spiranthes aestivalis |
2017 | White Helleborine | Cephalanthera damasonium |
2018 | Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. sphagnicola | |
2019 | Three-toothed orchid | Neotinea tridentata |
2020 | Broad-leaved marsh orchid | Dactylorhiza majalis |
See also
External links
- (in German) Arbeitskreis Heimischer Orchideen (AHO): Orchids of the Year
- (in German) Orchideen der Rhön: Orchid of the Year 2006
- (in German) AHO Niedersachsen: Orchid of the Year 2007
- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia.