- Orchid of the Year
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The Orchid of the Year is a yearly honor given since 1989 to an orchid species native to Germany by the Arbeitskreis Heimische Orchideen (Native Orchid Research Group, AHO), a German orchid conservation federation. The choice of orchids follows the endangerment of the species or its habitat due to human pressure.
Orchids of the year
1989 Western marsh orchid Dactylorhiza majalis 1990 Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis 1991 Green-winged Orchid Orchis morio 1992 European Common Twayblade 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 See also
- Italian Group for Research on Wild Orchid
External links
- (German) Arbeitskreis Heimischer Orchideen (AHO): Orchids of the Year
- (German) Orchideen der Rhön: Orchid of the Year 2006
- (German) AHO Niedersachsen: Orchid of the Year 2007
- This article is based on a translation of the corresponding article in the German Wikipedia.
Categories:- Orchids
- Environmental awards
- Plant awards
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