Lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia

Lesser butterfly orchid, Platanthera bifolia, fragrant orchid, Gymnadenia conopsea, and spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza fuchsii. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicer's Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557. This from a 17th century pirate edition or atlas of illustrations only, with captions in Latin, Greek, French, Italian, German, and in English manuscript

Basilicum Bifolia Captions Conopsea Dactylorhiza Foemina Fragrant Gymnadenia Herb Krauterbuch Lesser Lonicer Orchid Platanthera Satyrium Trifolium Useful Woodblock

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