European orchids – variants

Overview

On this site I show you a selection of the variants which I have found so far. Mainly these variants concern the colour of the flowers. Only rarely can hyperchromic individuals be found – these are too strong pigmented plants. Much more frequently can hypochromic plants be found which show a more or less failing in production of flower colour pigments. However, they differ from real albinos that they have at least a minimum of colourfulness. albinos are characterized by the fact that they have a complete inability to synthesize colour pigments. They are either complete white or show a green touch which is a result of the gleam of the leaf pigment, the chlorophyll.

hyperchromic Ophrys

hyperchromic Ophrys kotschyi

normal appearance

16.03.2006, Tochni, Cyprus

Ophrys kotschyi 11.03.2006, Akrotiri, Cyprus

hypochromic Anacamptis

hypochromic Anacamptis pyramidalis

normal appearance

29.05.2005, Baden, Germany

Anacamptis pyramidalis 20.06.2007, district Heidenheim, Germany

hypochromic Anacamptis pyramidalis, Agios Christoforos.

06.04.2014, Agios Christoforos, Greece

hypochromic Dactylorhiza

hypochromic Dactylorhiza incarnata

normal appearance

19.06.2005, South Bavaria, Germany

Dactylorhiza incarnata 25.05.2007, district Dillingen, Germany

hypochromic Gymnadenia

hypochromic Gymnadenia conopsea

normal appearance

24.07.2007, Grödner-Joch, South Tyrol

Gymnadenia conopsea 17.06.2007, district Göppingen, Germany

hypochromic Gymnadenia odoratissima

normal appearance

12.07.2014, Lawinenstein, Austria

Gymnadenia odoratissima 12.07.2014, Lawinenstein, Austria

12.07.2014, Lawinenstein, Austria

hypochromic Ophrys

apochromic Ophrys apifera var. badensis [= Ophrys apifera var. basiliensis]

normal appearance

04.06.2016, Basel, Switzerland

Ophrys apifera

Ophrys apifera 24.04.2009, Ponte, Sardinia

04.06.2016, Basel, Switzerland

apochromic Ophrys araneola

normal appearance

24.04.2016, Arnaville, France

Ophrys araneola 24.05.2015, district Göppingen, Germany

24.04.2016, Arnaville, France

apochromic Ophrys fuciflora [syn. apochrome Ophrys holoserica]

normal appearance

20.05.2015, Kappel, Germany

Ophrys fuciflora 07.06.2013, district Göppingen, Germany

20.05.2015, Kappel, Germany

apochromic Ophrys fuciflora, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

partial apochromic Ophrys fuciflora [syn. partial apochrome Ophrys holoserica]

normal appearance

partial apochromic Ophrys fuciflora, Southern Baden.

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

Ophrys fuciflora 07.06.2013, district Göppingen, Germany

04.06.2016, Southern Baden, Germany

hypochromic Orchis

hypochromic Orchis ichnusae

normal appearance

24.04.2009, Ussassai, Sardinia

Orchis ichnusae 23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

hypochromic Orchis laxiflora

normal appearance

23.05.2013, Pizzone, Abruzzi

Orchis laxiflora 23.05.2013, Pizzone, Abruzzi

hypochromic Orchis longicornu

normal appearance

23.04.2009, near Ortuabis, Sardinia

Orchis longicornu 17.04.2009, Ittiri, Sardinia

hypochromic Orchis mascula

normal appearance

24.05.2015, district Göppingen, Germany

Orchis mascula 07.05.2011, district Göppingen, Germany

24.05.2015, district Göppingen, Germany

hypochromic Orchis militaris

normal appearance

20.05.2015, Kappel, Germany

Orchis militaris 20.05.2006, district Dillingen, Germany

hypochromic Orchis morio

normal appearance

16.05.2015, Nördlinger Ries, Germany

Orchis morio 12.05.2005, Nördlinger Ries, Germany

16.05.2015, Nördlinger Ries, Germany

hypochromic Orchis tridentata

normal appearance

24.05.2013, Cervaro, Abruzzi

Orchis tridentata 24.05.2013, Cervaro, Abruzzi

hypochromic Traunsteinera

hypochromic Traunsteinera globosa

normal appearance

22.05.2007, Vela Ucka, Croatia

Traunsteinera globosa 22.05.2007, Vela Ucka, Croatia

Anacamptis – albinos

Anacamptis pyramidalis – albino

normal appearance

09.04.2014, Nafpaktos, Greece

08.04.2014, Mani, Greece

Anacamptis pyramidalis 20.06.2007, district Heidenheim, Germany

08.04.2014, Mani, Greece

09.04.2014, Nafpaktos, Greece

Gymnadenia – albinos

Gymnadenia conopsea – albino

normal appearance

02.07.2013, Tauplitzalm, Austria

Gymnadenia conopsea 17.06.2007, district Göppingen, Germany

02.07.2013, Tauplitzalm, Austria

Gymnadenia conopsea - albino, district Heidenheim.

23.06.2013, district Heidenheim, Germany

Gymnadenia conopsea - albino, Kato Souli.

15.04.2014, Kato Souli, Greece

Gymnadenia odoratissima – albino

normal appearance

12.07.2014, Lawinenstein, Austria

Gymnadenia odoratissima 12.07.2014, Lawinenstein, Austria

12.07.2014, Lawinenstein, Austria

Orchis – albinos

Orchis anatolica – albino

normal appearance

01.04.2008, Laerma, Rhodes

Orchis anatolica - albino, Profitis Ilias.

04.04.2008, Profitis Ilias, Rhodes

Orchis anatolica 31.03.2008, Profitis Ilias, Rhodes

Orchis italica – albino

normal appearance

01.04.2008, Laerma, Rhodes

Orchis italica 11.04.2005, Southern Sicily, Sicily

01.04.2008, Laerma, Rhodes

Orchis militaris – albino

normal appearance

08.05.2004, Baden, Germany

Orchis militaris 20.05.2006, district Dillingen, Germany

Orchis morio – albino

normal appearance

16.05.2015, near Nördlingen, Germany

Orchis morio 12.05.2005, Nördlinger Ries, Germany

16.05.2015, near Nördlingen, Germany

Orchis palustris – albino

normal appearance

30.06.2013, district Rosenheim, Germany

Orchis palustris - albino, together with a normally coloured specimen.

30.06.2013, district Rosenheim, Germany

An unpleasant excess of ‘nature lovers’. The area around the albino herum looks like it has been visited by a mob of wild boars!

30.06.2013, district Rosenheim, Germany

Orchis palustris 30.06.2013, district Rosenheim, Germany

Orchis papilionacea – albino

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis longicornu, Ispignoli.

25.04.2009, Ispignoli, Sardinia

Orchis papilionacea 17.04.2009, Ittiri, Sardinia

Serapias – albinos

Serapias parviflora – albino

normal appearance

26.04.2009, SP 125, Sardinia

Serapias parviflora 22.04.2009, Domusnovas, Sardinia

26.04.2009, SP 125, Sardinia

Traunsteinera – albinos

Traunsteinera globosa – albino

normal appearance

22.05.2007, Vela Ucka, Croatia

Traunsteinera globosa 22.05.2007, Vela Ucka, Croatia

Variants

European orchids – variants

Overview

hyperchromic Ophrys

hyperchromic Ophrys kotschyi

normal appearance

hypochromic Anacamptis

hypochromic Anacamptis pyramidalis

normal appearance

hypochromic Dactylorhiza

hypochromic Dactylorhiza incarnata

normal appearance

hypochromic Gymnadenia

hypochromic Gymnadenia conopsea

normal appearance

hypochromic Gymnadenia odoratissima

normal appearance

hypochromic Ophrys

apochromic Ophrys apifera var. badensis [= Ophrys apifera var. basiliensis]

normal appearance

apochromic Ophrys araneola

normal appearance

apochromic Ophrys fuciflora [syn. apochrome Ophrys holoserica]

normal appearance

partial apochromic Ophrys fuciflora [syn. partial apochrome Ophrys holoserica]

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis

hypochromic Orchis ichnusae

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis laxiflora

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis longicornu

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis mascula

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis militaris

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis morio

normal appearance

hypochromic Orchis tridentata

normal appearance

hypochromic Traunsteinera

hypochromic Traunsteinera globosa

normal appearance

Anacamptis – albinos

Anacamptis pyramidalis – albino

normal appearance

Gymnadenia – albinos

Gymnadenia conopsea – albino

normal appearance

Gymnadenia odoratissima – albino

normal appearance

Orchis – albinos

Orchis anatolica – albino

normal appearance

Orchis italica – albino

normal appearance

Orchis militaris – albino

normal appearance

Orchis morio – albino

normal appearance

Orchis palustris – albino

normal appearance

Orchis papilionacea – albino

normal appearance

Serapias – albinos

Serapias parviflora – albino

normal appearance

Traunsteinera – albinos

Traunsteinera globosa – albino

normal appearance