Gruppo Italiano per la Ricerca sulle Orchidee Spontanee
An association of affliated groups that direct scientific research into the wild orchid populations occurring in the country. Italy.
Arbeitskreise Heimische Orchideen (AHO)
The umbrella organization for regional AHO groups that work to research and conserve local wild orchid populations. Germany.
An organization focused on wild orchids offering a range of activities from lectures to excursions. Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Club des Amateurs Wallons d'Orchidées
An organization that emphasizes openness and welcomes all orchid enthusiasts whatever language they speak. Founded 1999. Liège, Belgium.
Images and other information on the native orchids of Slovenia. Branko Dolinar. Slovenia.
Students are involved in innovative approaches to orchid conservation through enterprise and global cooperation. Radstock, England, United Kingdom.
Images and descriptions of native terrestrial orchids, and the habitats they live in. Greece.
Mapping local orchid populations and working to preserve their habitats. Munich, Bavaria, Germany.
Association Régionale des Orchidophiles de Strasbourg
Group of orchid enthusiasts who are passionate about local orchids and those found elsewhere. Founded 2007. Strasbourg, Grand Est, France.
Grup Orquidològic de Catalunya
Members united in their passion for orchids. Founded 2009. Barcelona, Catalonia/Spain.
Orchid discussion forum with diverse tropical and local wild orchid topics. Giulio Farinelli. Roccastrada, Grosseto, Italy.
European and North American native orchid information including images, descriptions, and distribution maps. Jean-Luc and Elisabeth. France.
Articles, club information, and discussion forum. Descriptions and images of local orchids. Minsk, Belarus.
Showcasing, through images and descriptions, the beauty and diversity of European orchids. Ivar Edvinsen. Sweden.
Österreichische Orchideenschutz Netzwerk
An organization working to document and conserve local native orchid populations. Founded 2006. Höflein an der Donau, Austria.
Web site detailing the orchid species and natural hybrids occurring in France. Philippe Durbin. Villeurbanne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Nejdet Bozkurt's Turkish Orchids
Researching and protecting orchids in their natural environment. Nejdet Bozkurt. Turkey.
Members of this organization are devoted to protecting the 36 species of orchids found in the country. Founded 1985. Estonia.
Project seeking to increase knowledge about the naturally occurring orchids of Extremadura. Spain.
Exploring Europe to search for orchids is documented in images and words. Peter Zschunke. Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.
Images and other information about Denmark's native terrestrial orchids. Jimmy Lassen. Denmark.
Featuring information about the wild orchid populations found on the Iberian Peninsula. Madrid, Spain.
Organization of European orchid societies, and other European institutions, that have an interest in promoting, studying, and protecting orchids.
An image gallery of the native orchids occurring in Hungary. Csábi Miklós. Hungary.
Lietuvos Orchidėjininkų Draugija
A fun group of people who love, protect, and grow orchids. Founded 2010. Vilnius, Lithuania.
Working group involved in field activities to help protect and conserve native orchids. Founded 1977. Netherlands.
Working group dedicated to European native species and preserving the remaining populations. Founded 1998. Hamburg, Germany.
Research reports on Neottia ovata and Epipactis helleborine subsp. neerlandica. Dirk Kapteyn den Boumeester. Netherlands.
Société Française d'Orchidophilie de Poitou-Charentes et Vendée
Protecting the native orchids in the region, as well as growing exotic orchids. Founded 2005. Puilboreau, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Collection of orchid images taken in France and other countries. Philippe Burnel. France.
European orchid information including images, pollination, travel reports, and natural hybrids. Gunther Blaich. Weinheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Association Cyrno-Méditerranéenne d'Orchidologie
An organization whose primary purpose is to study the wild orchid populations found on the island. Founded 2000. Corsica, France.
Articles, images, events, and other information about the wild orchids found in the Gargano region. Angela Rossini and John Quitadamo. Italy.
Discussion forum focusing on topics related to indigenous orchid populations occurring in Europe. Italy.
Images of many of the orchids that can be found around Europe. Pieter C. Brouwer. Netherlands.
A site dedicated to the science and aesthetics of white-flowered variations of European orchids. Peter Zschunke. Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany.
Wild Nature of the Cantabrian Mountains
Blog featuring orchids native to the Cantabrian Mountains. Marius van Heiningen. Spain.
Orchidées de la Lorraine calcaire
Images and other information about native orchids occurring in the Lorraine region and elsewhere. Paul Montagne. France.
Images of orchid species found in northern Europe. Markku Könkkölä. Finland.
Images of native orchids in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. Sven Birkedal. Sweden.
Organization dedicated to the conservation, studying, and mapping of orchid populations in the state. Uhlstädt-Kirchhasel, Thuringia, Germany.
Members study, map, and help protect the local native orchids. Founded 1981. Lower Saxony, Germany.
AHO : Rheinland-Pfalz / Saarland
Protecting local orchids and their habitats. The site features many images and orchid descriptions. Founded 1981. Germany.
Société Francaise des Orchidées - Languedoc
Membership details and information about the orchid species found in the area. Occitanie, France.
Orchid book reviews and images of European native orchids. Rik Neirynck. Bottelare, East-Flanders, Belgium.
Images and descriptions of wild orchids found around the hillsides of Béarn and the Pyrenees mountains. Andreas Guyot. France.
Société Française d'Orchidophilie Auvergne
Promoting the protection of local indigenous orchids and the culture of exotic species. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Images of orchids growing in various locations around Europe. Alain Bonny. France.
Société Française d'Orchidophilie - Rhône-Alpes
Members enjoy meeting other enthusiasts to learn more about orchids and working towards habitat protection. Founded 1977. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.
Group news, activities, membership, and contact information. Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
Wild orchids occuring around Saint-Antonin are featured. Liliane Pessotto and Bernard Lemoine. France.
Information about the department's native orchid species populations and their habitats. Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
Images de Saisons - Orchidées du Languedoc
Images of wild orchids observed in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.
Orchids occurring in the Hautes-Alpes department are presented in images, maps, and descriptions. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Information about the genus Ophrys, including over 4900 images from across Europe. James Mast de Maeght. Belgium.
A group featuring over 19,000 images of the 50 to 60 orchid species that grow in the British Isles.
Orchidee dell'Appennino salernitano
Images of indigenous orchids occurring in the region. Salerno, Italy.
Société Française d'Orchidophilie de Lorraine-Alsace
An organization of orchid enthusiasts working towards the sustainability of local species. Alsace-Lorraine, Grand Est, France.
Images of terrestrial orchids found in the Czech Republic and other European countries. Jan Gaisler. Czech Republic.
Membership, activities, images, and information about local species. Founded 2010. Aquitaine, France.
Information about wild orchids living in Denmark and their habitats. Einer T. Ludvigsen. Denmark.
Descriptions and other information about orchids native to Sweden. Eric Elgebrant. Sweden.
AHO : Nordrhein-Westfalen des BUND NRW
Conservation group working to help protect the local indigenous orchids. Founded 1983. North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Species inventory and habitat protection for orchids occuring around Gers. Claire Lemouzy and Jerome Segonds. France.
A group of orchid enthusiasts interested in tropical and local native orchids. Founded 1960. Mendel University, Czech Republic.
Orchidee della Sicilia Occidentale
An introduction to the orchids of western Sicily. Trapani, Italy.
Blog promoting the preservation of tropical orchid habitats and biodiversity. Charenton le Pont, Île-de-France, France.
Flowering times and images of wild orchids occurring in the Restinclieres area (north of Montpellier). France.
Images of orchids native to France and other Western European countries. Thierry Arbault. Hauts-de-France, France.
Information, including images, about the native orchids of Europe. Jean-Marc Moingeon. Goux les Usiers, France.
Images and distribution maps focusing on the native orchids of southeastern France. Pierre Michel Blais. Entrecasteaux, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
Orchid information primarily on European terrestrial orchids. Labor Walter Bongers. Gladbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Orchidee spontanee del Centro Italia
Information, including images, about orchids observed in the central part of the country. Italy.
Researching native European orchids and working to help protect their habitats. Founded 1979. Lautertal, Hesse, Germany.
Promoting ecotourism to the region, the site features some of the more than 200 species of orchids found there. Greece.
Orchidee di Cava Grande del Cassibile
Wild orchids found in the Iblea area and in particular the reserve of Cava Grande del Cassibile. Italy.
Images of European wild flowers, including many orchids. Gwen and Phil Phillips. United Kingdom.
Distribution and habitat information, based on observations from 1975 to the present, for orchids occurring in the Hérault department of France.
Orchidaceae dei M.ti Picentini
Images of native orchids occurring in the area. Bruno Pisapia. Monti Picentini, Italy.
