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	John Vanilla Orchid, Archduke	Nigritella archiducis-joannis	-		A
	Joy Bee Orchid	Ophrys apifera var. laetitiae	Apiferae		A
	Kallaiki Spider Orchid	Ophrys kallaikia	Araneiferae		A
	Kalopissis' Orchid	Dactylorhiza kalopissii	Latifoliae		A
	Karavanke Vanilla Orchid	Nigritella karawankarum	-		A
	Karpathos Bee Orchid	Ophrys ariadnae	Reinholdiae		A
	Keller's Bee Orchid, Gottfried	Ophrys ferrum-equinum var. gottfriediana	Mammosae		A
	King-Ferdinand Bee Orchid	Ophrys regis-ferdinandii	Ciliatae		A
	Komper's Orchid	Comperia comperiana	-		A
	Konya Bee Orchid	Ophrys konyana	Mammosae		A
	Kore Bee Orchid	Ophrys korae	Tenthrediniferae		A
	Korfu Serapias	Serapias politisii	-		A
	Koschuta Vanilla Orchid	Nigritella kossutensis	-		A
	Kotschy's Helleborine	Cephalanthera kotschyana	-		A
	Kreutz' Bee Orchid	Ophrys kreutzii	Umbilicatae		A
	Kurdish Helleborine	Cephalanthera kurdica	-		A
	La Nurra Serapias	Serapias nurrica	-		A
	La Nurra Serapias	Serapias nurrica farbvariante_color-variant	-		A
	La Rioja Orchid	Ophrys riojana	Araneiferae		A
	La-Palma Purple Orchid	Orchis mascula subsp. lapalmensis	Masculae		A
	Lacaita's Ophrys	Ophrys lacaitae	Fuciflorae		A
	Laconian Bee Orchid	Ophrys lacaena	Fuciflorae		A
	Lady Orchid	Orchis purpurea	Militares		A
	Lady Orchid	Orchis purpurea farbvariante_color-variant	Militares		A
	Lady's Slipper	Cypripedium calceolus	-		A
	Lady's-Tresses, Autumn	Spiranthes spiralis	-		A
	Lady's-Tresses, Creeping	Goodyera repens	-		A
	Lady's-Tresses, Irish	Spiranthes romanzoffiana	-		A
	Lady's-Tresses, Summer	Spiranthes aestivalis	-		A
	Ladyslipper	Cypripedium calceolus	-		A
	Lake Garda Bee Orchid	Ophrys benacensis	Bertoloniorum		A
	Lange's Orchid	Orchis langei	Masculae		A
	Lapethos Bee Orchid	Ophrys lapethica	Umbilicatae		A
	Lapland Marsh Orchid	Dactylorhiza lapponica	Latifoliae		A
	Large White Helleborine	Cephalanthera damasonium	-		A
	Large-Flowered Bee Orchid	Ophrys magniflora	Bertoloniorum		A
	Large-Flowered Late Spider Bee Orchid	Ophrys pinguis	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Bosom Orchid	Ophrys hystera	Mammosae		A
	Late Broad-Leaved Helleborine	Epipactis helleborine subsp. moratoria	Helleborinae		A
	Late Burnt Orchid	Neotinea aestivalis	Tridentatae		A
	Late Flower Orchid	Ophrys posteria	Mammosae		A
	Late Marsh Orchid	Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. serotina	Incarnatae		A
	Late Pyramidal Orchid	Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. serotina	Anacamptis		A
	Late Sawfly Orchid	Ophrys ficalhoana	Tenthrediniferae		A
	Late Spider Bee Orchid, Appennins	Ophrys appennina	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Bee Orchid, Large-Flowered	Ophrys pinguis	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Bee Orchid, Libanon	Ophrys holoserica subsp. libanotica	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys colossaea	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys holoserica	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys holoserica deformation	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys holoserica farbvariante_color-variant	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Drome	Ophrys demangei	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Durance	Ophrys druentica	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Lax-Flowered	Ophrys holoserica subsp. laxiflora	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Lorena	Ophrys holoserica subsp. lorenae	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Lycian	Ophrys lyciensis	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Slender	Ophrys gracilis	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Tetralonia	Ophrys tetraloniae	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Turkish	Ophrys fuciflora subsp. pallidiconi	Fuciflorae		A
	Late Spider Orchid, Vaucluse	Ophrys souchei	Fuciflorae		A
	Late-Flowering Bee Orchid	Ophrys tardans	Tenthrediniferae		A
	Later Spider Orchid	Ophrys serotina	Fuciflorae		A
	Lauro Orchid, Monte	Ophrys laurensis	Fusci		A
	Lax-Flowered Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys holoserica subsp. laxiflora	Fuciflorae		A
	Led-Colored Bee Orchid	Ophrys obaesa	Fusci		A
	Lefkada Bee Orchid	Ophrys leucadica	Fusci		A
	Lena Orchid	Ophrys lenae	Fusci (Omegaiferae)		A
	Lesbos Bee Orchid	Ophrys lesbis	Argolicae		A
	Lesser Butterfly Orchid	Platanthera bifolia	-		A
	Lesser Butterfly Orchid	Platanthera bifolia deformation	-		A
	Lesser Twayblade	Listera cordata	-		A
	Leute's Helleborine	Epipactis leutei	Helleborinae		A
	Levant Ophrys	Ophrys levantina	Fuciflorae		A
	Levant Serapias	Serapias levantina	-		A
	Libanon Late Spider Bee Orchid	Ophrys holoserica subsp. libanotica	Fuciflorae		A
	Liburnian Spider Orchid	Ophrys liburnica	Araneiferae		A
	Light-Bearing Orchid	Ophrys lucifera	Fusci		A
	Ligurian Orchid	Orchis ligustica	Patentes		A
	Limodore, Brullo's	Limodorum brulloi	-		A
	Limodore, Thrakian	Limodorum trabutianum subsp. thracum	-		A
	Limodore, Trabut's	Limodorum trabutianum	-		A
	Limodore, Trabut's	Limodorum trabutianum farbvariante_color-variant	-		A
	Limodore, Violet	Limodorum abortivum	-		A
	Limodore, Violet	Limodorum abortivum var. rubrum	-		A
	Lindisfarne Helleborine	Epipactis dunensis subsp. sancta	Helleborinae		A
	Lion-Maned Orchid	Ophrys leochroma	Tenthrediniferae		A
	Lipped Orchid	Ophrys labiosa	Mammosae		A
	Lizard Orchid	Himantoglossum hircinum	-		A
	Lizard Orchid, Adriatic	Himantoglossum adriaticum	-		A
	Lizard Orchid, Balkan	Himantoglossum caprinum	-		A
	Lizard Orchid, Caucasian	Himantoglossum formosum	-		A
	Lizard Orchid, Cretan	Himantoglossum samariense	-		A
	Lizard Orchid, Eastern	Himantoglossum affine	-		A
	Lizard Orchid, Taurus	Himantoglossum montis-tauri	-		A
	Lofoten Spotted Orchid	Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. punicea	Maculatae		A
	Long-Lipped Serapias	Serapias vomeracea subsp. longipetala	-		A
	Long-lipped Serapias	Serapias vomeracea	-		A
	Long-spurred Orchid	Anacamptis longicornu	Moriones		A
	Loose-flowered Orchid	Anacamptis laxiflora	Laxiflorae		A
	Lorena Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys holoserica subsp. lorenae	Fuciflorae		A
	Lorenz' Serapias	Serapias lorenziana	-		A
	Lucanian Orchid	Ophrys lucana	Fusci		A
	Lucanian Serapias	Serapias cordigera subsp. lucana	-		A
	Lucia Vanilla Orchid	Nigritella lithopolitanica var. luciae	-		A
	Lycian Late Spider Orchid	Ophrys lyciensis	Fuciflorae		A
	Lycian Orchid	Ophrys lycia	Fuciflorae		A
	Madame Conrad's Bee Orchid	Ophrys conradiae	Umbilicatae		A
	Majella Bee Orchid	Ophrys majellensis	Araneiferae		A
	Malaga Dull Ophrys	Ophrys malacitana	Fusci		A
	Maltesian Ophrys	Ophrys melitensis	Araneiferae		A
	Mammosa Orchid	Ophrys mammosa	Mammosae		A
	Man Orchid	Aceras anthropophorum	Militares		A
	Man Orchid, Italian	Orchis italica	Militares		A
	Man Orchid, Italian	Orchis italica farbvariante_color-variant	Militares		A
	Marcellus Orchid, Saint	Ophrys tenthredinifera subsp. sanctae-marcellae	Tenthrediniferae		A
	Maritine Alps Bee Orchid	Ophrys vetula	Umbilicatae		A
	Marseille Spider Orchid	Ophrys massiliensis	Araneiferae		A
	Marsh Helleborine	Epipactis palustris	Palustres		A
	Marsh Helleborine, Scarce	Epipactis veratrifolia subsp. oaseana	Veratrifoliae		A
	Marsh Helleborine, Scarce	Epipactis veratrifolia subsp. veratrifolia	Veratrifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid ?, Wirtgen's	Dactylorhiza wirtgenii	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid	Anacamptis palustris	Laxiflorae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Alpine	Dactylorhiza alpestris	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Broad-Leaved	Dactylorhiza majalis	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Carpatian	Dactylorhiza carpatica	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Dune	Dactylorhiza coccinea	Incarnatae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Early	Dactylorhiza incarnata	Incarnatae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Elegant	Anacamptis palustris subsp. elegans	Laxiflorae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Fen	Dactylorhiza ochroleuca	Incarnatae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Flecked	Dactylorhiza cruenta	Incarnatae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Hebridean	Dactylorhiza ebudensis	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Irish	Dactylorhiza kerryensis	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Lapland	Dactylorhiza lapponica	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Late	Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. serotina	Incarnatae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Narrow-Leaved	Dactylorhiza traunsteineri	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Northern	Dactylorhiza purpurella	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Northern	Dactylorhiza purpurella var. atrata	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Pugsley's	Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Purple	Dactylorhiza pulchella	Incarnatae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Robust	Anacamptis palustris subsp. robusta	Laxiflorae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Robust	Dactylorhiza elata	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Russow's	Dactylorhiza curvifolia	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Southern	Dactylorhiza praetermissa	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Sphagnum	Dactylorhiza sphagnicola	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Turf	Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. turfosa	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Wasgau	Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. vosagiaca	Latifoliae		A
	Marsh Orchid, Welsh	Dactylorhiza cambrensis	Latifoliae		A
	Martrin's Bug Orchid	Anacamptis coriophora subsp. martrinii	Coriophorae		A
	Masticohoria Bee Orchid	Ophrys masticorum	Umbilicatae		A
	May Orchid, Small	Dactylorhiza parvimajalis	Latifoliae		A
	Mecsek Helleborine	Epipactis mecsekensis	Helleborinae		A
	Medea Orchid	Ophrys medea	Fuciflorae		A
	Mesara Ophrys	Ophrys mesaritica farbvariante_color-variant	Fusci (Iricolores)		A
	Mesarian Bee Orchid	Ophrys mesaritica	Fusci (Iricolores)		A
	Metlesics' Giant Orchid	Barlia metlesicsiana	-		A
	Military Orchid	Orchis militaris	Militares		A
	Military Orchid	Orchis militaris farbvariante_color-variant	Militares		A
	Milky Orchid	Neotinea lactea	Tridentatae		A
	Minuscule Dull Orchid	Ophrys perpusilla	Fusci		A
	Mirror Orchid	Ophrys speculum	Ciliatae		A
	Mirror Orchid	Ophrys speculum farbvariante_color-variant	Ciliatae		A
	Mirror Orchid, Eastern	Ophrys speculum subsp. orientalis	Ciliatae		A
	Mirror Orchid, Iberian	Ophrys vernixia	Ciliatae		A
	Monkey Orchid	Orchis simia	Militares		A
	Monkey Orchid	Orchis simia farbvariante_color-variant	Militares		A
	Monkey Orchid, Wavy-Leaved	Orchis italica	Militares		A
	Monkey Orchid, Wavy-Leaved	Orchis italica farbvariante_color-variant	Militares		A
	Mont Cenis Vanilla Orchid	Nigritella cenisia	-		A
	Mont-des-Oiseaux Bee Orchid	Ophrys montis-aviarii	Fuciflorae		A
	Monte Argentario Orchid	Ophrys argentaria	Araneiferae		A
	Monte Argentario Orchid	Ophrys argentaria deformation	Araneiferae		A
	Monte Lauro Orchid	Ophrys laurensis	Fusci		A
	Monte Pollino Bee Orchid	Ophrys pollinensis	Argolicae		A
	Monte Tesoro Helleborine	Epipactis thesaurensis	Helleborinae		A
	Montenegro Spider Orchid	Ophrys montenegrina	Araneiferae		A
	Monti Ausoni Orchid	Ophrys ausonia	Araneiferae		A
	Moravian Helleborine	Epipactis moravica	Helleborinae		A
	Moris' Orchid	Ophrys morisii	Argolicae		A
	Moroccan Bee Orchid	Ophrys dyris	Fusci (Omegaiferae)		A
	Mountain Orchid, White	Pseudorchis albida subsp. straminea	-		A
	Mountains Bee Orchid, Climax	Ophrys climacis	Argolicae		A
	Mueller's Butterfly Orchid	Platanthera pervia	-		A
	Mueller's Helleborine	Epipactis muelleri	Helleborinae		A
	Mueller's Helleborine	Epipactis muelleri forma chlorotica	Helleborinae		A
	Musk Orchid	Herminium monorchis	-		A
	Mycenae Orchid	Ophrys mycenensis	Umbilicatae		A

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