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• orchis go
  any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
  
• aerides go
  any orchid of the genus Aerides
  
• angrecum go
  any of various spectacular orchids of the genus Angraecum having dark green leathery leaves and usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers
  
• jewel orchid go
  any of several delicate Asiatic orchids grown especially for their velvety leaves with metallic white or gold veining
  
• puttyroot, adam-and-eve, Aplectrum hyemale go
  North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers
  
• arethusa go
  any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
  
• bletia go
  any of various orchids of the genus Bletia having pseudobulbs and erect leafless racemes of large purple or pink flowers
  
• Bletilla striata, Bletia striata go
  Japanese orchid with white-striped leaves and slender erect racemes of rose to magenta flowers
  
• brassavola go
  any of various tropical American orchids with usually solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7
  
• spider orchid, Brassia lawrenceana go
  South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers
  
• spider orchid, Brassia verrucosa go
  Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts
  
• caladenia go
  any of various orchids of the genus Caladenia
  
• calanthe go
  any of various showy orchids of the genus Calanthe having white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves folded lengthwise
  
• grass pink, Calopogon pulchellum, Calopogon tuberosum go
  an orchid
  
• calypso, fairy-slipper, Calypso bulbosa go
  rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf
  
• jumping orchid, Catasetum macrocarpum go
  orchid having both male and female flowers in the same raceme
  
• cattleya go
  any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column
  
• helleborine go
  any of several orchids of the genus Cephalanthera
  
• spreading pogonia, funnel-crest rosebud orchid, Cleistes divaricata, Pogonia divaricata go
  orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip
  
• rosebud orchid, Cleistes rosea, Pogonia rosea go
  orchid of central and northern South America having 1- to 3-blossomed racemes of large showy rose-colored flowers
  
• satyr orchid, Coeloglossum bracteatum go
  orchid with broad ovate leaves and long-bracted green very irregular flowers
  
• frog orchid, Coeloglossum viride go
  orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple
  
• coelogyne go
  any of various orchids of the genus Coelogyne with: clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers
  
• coral root go
  a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
  
• helmetflower, helmet orchid go
  any of several orchids of the genus Coryanthes having racemes of a few musky-scented waxy flowers with a helmet-shaped lip process
  
• swan orchid, swanflower, swan-flower, swanneck, swan-neck go
  any of several orchids of the genus Cycnoches having slender arching columns of flowers suggesting the neck of a swan
  
• cymbid, cymbidium go
  any of various plants of the genus Cymbidium having narrow leaves and a long drooping cluster of numerous showy and variously colored boat-shaped flowers
  
• cypripedia go
  a plant or flower of the genus Cypripedium
  
• lady's slipper, lady-slipper, ladies' slipper, slipper orchid go
  any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an inflated pouchlike lip
  
• marsh orchid go
  any of several orchids of the genus Dactylorhiza having fingerlike tuberous roots
  
• common spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii, Dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii go
  European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple
  
• dendrobium go
  a plant of the genus Dendrobium having stems like cane and usually showy racemose flowers
  
• disa go
  any orchid of the genus Disa
  
• phantom orchid, snow orchid, Eburophyton austinae go
  waxy white nearly leafless plant with stems in clusters and racemes of white flowers
  
• tulip orchid, Encyclia citrina, Cattleya citrina go
  Mexican epiphytic orchid with glaucous grey-green leaves and lemon- to golden-yellow flowers appearing only partially opened
  
• butterfly orchid, Encyclia tampensis, Epidendrum tampense go
  orchid of Florida and the Bahamas having showy brightly colored flowers
  
• butterfly orchid, butterfly orchis, Epidendrum venosum, Encyclia venosa go
  Mexican epiphytic orchid having pale green or yellow-green flowers with white purple-veined lip
  
• epidendron go
  any of various orchids of the genus Epidendrum
  
• helleborine go
  any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
  
• tongueflower, tongue-flower go
  orchid having blue to purple flowers with tongue-shaped or strap-shaped protuberances (calli) at the lip base
  
• helleborine, rattlesnake plantain go
  any of several small temperate and tropical orchids having mottled or striped leaves and spikes of small yellowish-white flowers in a twisted raceme
  
• fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea go
  European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs
  
• short-spurred fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia odoratissima go
  similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs
  
• fringed orchis, fringed orchid go
  any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip
  
• frog orchid go
  any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria
  
• rein orchid, rein orchis go
  any of several American wildflowers with a kidney-shaped lip
  
• crested coral root, Hexalectris spicata go
  orchid with yellowish-brown flowers with dark veins
  
• Texas purple spike, Hexalectris warnockii go
  orchid with slender nearly leafless reddish-brown stems with loose racemes of reddish-brown flowers
  
• lizard orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum go
  an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum
  
• laelia go
  any of various spectacular plants of the genus Laelia having showy flowers in many colors
  
• liparis go
  an orchid of the genus Liparis having few leaves and usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in terminal racemes
  
• twayblade go
  an orchid of the genus Liparis having a pair of leaves
  
• fen orchid, fen orchis, Liparis loeselii go
  small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers
  
• broad-leaved twayblade, Listera convallarioides go
  small orchid with two elliptic leaves and a slender raceme of small green flowers
  
• lesser twayblade, Listera cordata go
  orchid having two triangular leaves and a short lax raceme of green to rust-colored flowers with the lip flushed mauve
  
• twayblade, Listera ovata go
  orchid having a pair of ovate leaves and a long slender raceme of green flowers sometimes tinged red-brown
  
• green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia, Malaxis ophioglossoides go
  North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
  
• masdevallia go
  any of numerous orchids of the genus Masdevallia
  
• maxillaria go
  any of numerous orchids of the genus Maxillaria often cultivated for their large brilliantly colored solitary flowers
  
• pansy orchid go
  any of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowers
  
• odontoglossum go
  any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
  
• butterfly orchid, oncidium, dancing lady orchid, butterfly plant go
  any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers
  
• bee orchid, Ophrys apifera go
  European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
  
• fly orchid, Ophrys insectifera, Ophrys muscifera go
  European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
  
• spider orchid go
  any of several European orchids of the genus Ophrys
  
• Venus' slipper, Venus's slipper, Venus's shoe go
  any of various orchids of the genus Paphiopedilum having slender flower stalks bearing 1 to several waxy flowers with pouchlike lips
  
• phaius go
  an orchid of the genus Phaius having large plicate leaves and racemes of showy flowers
  
• moth orchid, moth plant go
  any of various orchids of the genus Phalaenopsis having often drooping glossy broad obovate or oval leaves usually dark green flushed purple or mottled grey and silver
  
• rattlesnake orchid go
  any of various orchids of the genus Pholidota having numerous white to brown flowers in spiraling racemes clothed in slightly inflated bracts and resembling a rattlesnake's tail
  
• lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia, Habenaria bifolia go
  south European orchid having fragrant greenish-white flowers
  
• greater butterfly orchid, Platanthera chlorantha, Habenaria chlorantha go
  south European orchid with dark green flowers that are larger and less fragrant than Platanthera bifolia
  
• prairie white-fringed orchid, Platanthera leucophea go
  of central North America
  
• tangle orchid go
  an orchid of the genus Plectorrhiza having tangled roots and long wiry stems bearing lax racemes of small fragrant green flowers
  
• Indian crocus go
  any of several dwarf orchids of the genus Pleione bearing one or two solitary white or pink to magenta or occasionally yellow flowers with slender stalks
  
• pleurothallis go
  any of numerous small tufted orchids of the genus Pleurothallis having leathery to fleshy leaves and racemes of 1 to many small flowers
  
• pogonia go
  any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower
  
• butterfly orchid go
  any orchid of the genus Psychopsis: spectacular large tiger-striped orchids
  
• helmet orchid, greenhood go
  any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
  
• foxtail orchid go
  any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme
  
• orange-blossom orchid, Sarcochilus falcatus go
  diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
  
• sobralia go
  any of various showy orchids of the genus Sobralia having leafy stems and bright-colored solitary or racemose flowers similar to those of genus Cattleya
  
• ladies' tresses, lady's tresses go
  an orchid of the genus Spiranthes having slender often twisted spikes of white flowers
  
• stanhopea go
  any of various orchids of the genus Stanhopea having a single large leaf and loose racemes of large fragrant flowers of various colors
  
• stelis go
  any of various small tropical American orchids of the genus Stelis having long slender racemes of numerous small to minute flowers
  
• fly orchid go
  any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insect-like hairy flowers on slender stalks
  
• vanda go
  any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flowers in loose racemes
  
• vanilla go
  any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers