Over 70 species of orchids can be found growing in New York. Learn about the many different orchids found in the region by clicking the links below:
Lady Slippers
Cypripedium acaule: pink lady slipper
Cypripedium parviflorum: large yellow lady slipper
Cypripedium reginae: showy lady slipper
Platantheras
Platanthera aquilonis: green bog orchid
Platanthera blephariglottis var. blephariglottis: white fringed orchid
Platanthera clavellata: little club spur orchid
Platanthera dilatata var. dilatata: white bog orchid, bog candle
Platanthera flava var. herbiola: northern tubercled orchid
Platanthera grandiflora: large purple fringed orchid
Platanthera huronensis: bog orchid
Platanthera lacera: ragged fringed orchid
Platanthera macrophylla: large-spurred round-leaved orchid
Platanthera obtusata: blunt-leaved orchid
Platanthera psycodes: lesser purple fringed orchid
Twayblades
Liparis loeselii: fen twayblade
Neottia bifolia: southern twayblade
Neottia cordata: heartleaf twayblade
The Pink Bog Mat Orchids
Arethusa bulbosa: dragon’s mouth
Calopogon tuberosus: grass pink
Pogonia ophioglossoides: rose pogonia
Rattlesnake Plantain Orchids
Lady Tresses
Spiranthes arcisepala: Appalachian ladies’ tresses
Spiranthes casei var. casei: Case’s ladies’ tresses
Spiranthes cernua / Nodding Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes incurva / Sphinx Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes lacera / Northern Slender Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes lucida / Shining Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes ochroleuca / Yellow Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes odorata / Marsh Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata / October Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana / Hooded Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes sheviakii / Old Field Ladies’ Tresses
Coralroot Orchids
Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata: late spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis: early spotted coralroot
Corallorhiza odontorhiza var. odontorhiza: autumn coralroot
Corallorhiza striata var. striata: striped coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida: early coralroot
Adder Mouth Orchids
Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda: North American white adder’s mouth
Other Orchid Species
Galearis spectabilis: showy orchis
Introduced