Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

This Guide to the Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, presents the first comprehensive overview of all named orchid taxa in the region.

For each taxon there is a description, with three or four photographs, showing the orchid’s variability and diagnostic characters. Nomenclature, type information and notes on etymology, flowering period, habitat, and elevation are also provided.

Closely related taxa are arranged in groups, to make identification easier. 

Information on the distribution of the species is provided at the edge of the page, e.g. ‘Greece (Rhodes, Chios)’. Based on this geographical information, it is easy to check which species can be expected when traveling to a specific region, country or island. A small-scale distribution map would not show the distribution clearly enough to serve any useful purpose, especially for taxa which occur in only a few locations or on a small island.

Further details regarding the book, taken from the introduction section,  can be viewed here

Guide to the Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East is a synopsis of the author’s forthcoming 6 volume work Die Orchideen Europas, Nordafrikas und Vorderasiens. In that work, more detailed information and many more photographs will be provided, including full typification with images of the type specimens and distribution maps in UTM – 25 km grid.