Wildflower Close-Ups

Delicate wildflowers in various stages of bloom, showcasing their intricate forms and colors against soft backgrounds.

Chess flower, checkered lily, Fritillaria meleagris,

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Chess flower, checkered lily, Fritillaria meleagris,

Red helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra), Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Close-up of small white orchid blossoms in cluster on stalk. For additional resources about wildflowers visit the National Plants Database http://plants.usda.gov/. Subjects: Flowering plants; Plants. Collection: Plants and Habitats.. 1998 - 2011.

Red Helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) orchid

california fawn lily (erythronium californicum) cascade mountains oregon united states

Drome Ophrys (Ophrys bertolonii saratoi) flowers, Mont Ventoux, Provence France

epimedium x rubrum date: 22.10.2008 ref: zb946_122663_0483 compulsory credit: photos horticultural/photoshot

Martagon or Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium martagon)

Yellow Bee Orchid (Ophrys Lutea), Casares, Andalucia, Spain, March

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Marsh helleborine (Epipactis palustris), Beltrinharder Koog, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Martagon lily (Lilium martagon), white form, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Solitary Clematis (Clematis integrifolia), flower

USA, Washington State. Native Red Columbine (Aquilegia formosa) flower in backyard garden, Kirkland.

The unique and endangered epiphytic clamshell orchid, in south Florida, has three anthers.

Close-up of heucherella flowers

Penstemon 'White Bedder' in bloom in a garden

Iris blue (Iris sibirica)

Trout Lily; Dogtooth Violet (Erythronium americanum) in a field of flowers, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tenessee / North Carolina, USA

Foamflower, Tiarella Cordifolia, Close-Up, Ontario Canada

Tiger Lily Lilium columbianum at Beaver Lake Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Echeveria 'Afterglow', Echeveria

Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica. Orange Heliconia growing around the Pachira Lodge.

Budding Tulips (Tulipa), Sweden, Europe

Yellow lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Frau-Holle-Land Geo-nature Park, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus), flowers, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Women's shoe duet two women's shoe flowers copyright: xzoonar.com/armminxxrittelx 9352937

Harlequin blueflag (Iris versicolor), blooming at pond, Germany, Europe

Violet Limodore Orchids, Limodorum abortivum in flower in pine woodland, Chios, Greece.

Spanish Bluebell, (Hyacinthoides hispanica), blooming flower, Ellerstadt, Germany, Europe

Snowdrop flower (Galanthus nivalis). Norfolk UK.

Plants from mountain tundra (leaves, stems, flowers). Khibiny mountains, Kola Peninsula, Russia. Wndow into world of ultra macro

Clematis, bud

Wild garlic blossom, spring in Hainich National Park, Germany, Thuringia

Red Pasque flower (Pulsatilla rubra)

Kenya, Crinum macowanii, an attractive lily earning the popular name of the Pyjama Lily.

Two-leaf squill (Scilla bifolia), Leinzell, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Solomon's seal, David's harp, Ladder-to-heaven (Polygonatum multiflorum) in flower in spring

USA, Florida, Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park Swamp Lily

Crocus vernus, Crocus

Norne, Calypso bulbosa, flowering orchid, Jämtland, Sweden

Epimedium in bloom in a garden

flowers, botany, blossoms, orchids

Close-up of a Lady's slipper orchids Bavaria Allemagne

Ornithogalum thyrsoides, Star-of-Bethlehem, White subject, Blue background.

Gentian in the Massif of Tatras Poland

Katakuri, Togakushi, Nagano, Japan

Rosemary heather (Andromeda polifolia), Kvaloya, Norway, Europe

Solitary clematis (Clematis integrifolia) close-up of flower, Romania, Europe

Maerzbecher Leucojum vernum Märzbecher, Leucojum vernum, Blüten, Spring snowflake Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 11925679

Fringed gentian (Gentianella ciliata), vineyard nature reserve, Huenfeld, Hesse, Rhoen, Germany, Europe

Pasque Flowers

Flower of Euphorbia halii, Namaqualand, South Africa, Africa

Schöne erste Blüte Frühling Blumen Schneeglöckchen im Wald Spring forest snowdrops, beautiful first blossom spring white flowers on moss in wild forest. Nature beauty. Copyright: xZoonar.com/NATASHAxBREENx 22696537

Aquilegia Vulgaris hybrid 'Black of Barlow' in the bud, spring

Bergenia (Bergenia 'Silberlicht')

Stinking hellebore, detail

Second sage blossom for the second time for the second time the sage is now copyright: xzoonar.com/photographer:xharaldxschottnerx 17444423

Common honeysuckle, European honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum), woodbine in flower

Lady's slipper (Cypripedium calceolus)

spring blossom at the point of blooming

Indian Camas, Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California

Schachbrettblume Schachbrettblume Copyright: xZoonar.com/ViolettaxHonkiszx 1121028

Fusca Orchid in the scrubland near Carquairanne Var

Fritillary

Lillium in Alpine Botanical Garden Lautaret France

Orchid (Aspasia epidendroides) flower, central Panama

Flowering primrose (Primula veris), Germany, Europe

White Asphodel (Asphodelus albus), Provence, Southern France, France, Europe

Cape cowbell (Lachenalia mutabilis)

Dark red helleborine (Epipactis atrorubens) an orchid of limestone mountains, Lazio, Italy, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Dark Columbine (Aquilegia atrata), Ammergau Alps, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

flowering vetch

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Violet limodore / bird's nest orchid (Limodorum abortivum) widespread in open woodlands throughout the Mediterranean region, Italy, May. meetyourneighbours.net project

Lysichitum western skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus), Stinky Willie, Yellow skunk cabbage, Stinky cabbage, Arum family, Yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum) flowering, Ardkinglas Woodland G

Closeup White flowers of Ornithogalum umbellatum or Star of Bethlehem

Bug orchid Inflorescence with a few open purple flowers

lilium mackliniae a true species date: 10.10.2008 ref: zb907_121952_0020 compulsory credit: photos horticultural/photoshot

Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Narrow-lipped Helleborine (Epipactis leptochila), flowering, Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Yellow paintbrush (Castilleja unalaschensis) in flower, undeveloped city land, Alaska, USA, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

Canada, Ontario, Algonquin Provincial Park. Red trillium flower close-up.

Yellow lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Thuringia, Germany, Europe

Fringed Gentian, Bavaria, Germany (Gentianopsis ciliata) (Gentianella ciliata) (Gentiana ciliata)

Redflower Currant (Ribes sanguineum) flowering, Hoogeloon, Netherlands

Snake's head fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Lords and Ladies (Arum maculatum)

Summer hyacinth, Galtonia candicans, Pendulous white flowers with black tipped stamens.

The unusual Pitcher plant (Nepthenthes) grows in abundance around Lac aux Nepenthes, a short distance from Lake Ampitabe. The flower acts as a fly trap.

At edge of Pond near Cuero are the Spider Lily

White Turk´s Cap Lily (Lilium martagon), Pockhorner Meadows, Hohe Tauern National Park, Carinthia, Austria, Europe

Leafless beaked orchid, Sacoila lanceolata, a leafless ladies tresses found in Florida, West Indies, Central and South America. It is a perennial terrestrial orchid that grows 12 inches high or more.

Dragon Arum (Dracunculus vulgaris) flower, Central Macedonia, Greece, Europe

Bog-bean or Buckbean (Menyanthes trifoliata), flowers, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Blüte Blüte Copyright: xZoonar.com/WolfgangxBerrothx 277459

Yellow freckle (Orobanche lutea) in Grainberg-Kalbenstein, Karlstadt drylands, Karlstadt, Main, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Young red shoot of a wild fern in the jungle of New Zealand

WA, Tiger Mountain State Forest, Western Bleeding Hearts (Dicentra formosa)

orchid (dactylorhiza insularis var bartonii) cuenca, spain.

Siberian iris in the garden

Iris pseudacorus, Small yellow iris flower.

Bogbean (Menyanthes trifoliata)

Spider lily, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Borneo, Malysia (Hymenocallis occidentalis)

Sauerampfer Sauerampfer Copyright: xZoonar.com/MartinaxBergx 8359824

Branched grass lily (Anthericum ramosum) in the backlight and black background, cut out, Grainberg-Kalbenstein, Karlstadt drylands, Karlstadt, Main, Lower Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Ladyslipper Orchid, Paphiopedilum spp.

Fusca Orchid (Ophrys archimedea) close-up of flowers, with raindrops, Sicily, Italy, april

Closeup of a white common snowdrop flower growing against a green copy space background in a remote field. Galanthus nivalis blossoming, blooming and flowering in a meadow or home backyard garden

USA, Washington, Olympic National Park, Trillium wildflower

Fritillaria meleagris, Schachbrettblume, Schlangenkopf Fritillaria meleagris, Schachbrettblume, Schlangenkopf LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/PeterxHimmelhuberx 23240458

Angels trumpets,(Datura Brugmansia),Florida,USA,blooming

Canada, Manitoba, Libau. Prairie crocus flower close-up.

Common Columbine

Germany, Hesse, Nature park Meissner, Yellow Lady's-slipper orchid, Cypripedium calceolus

Flower pink hyacinth

Two-blade blower scilla bifolia two-leaf blades, Scilla Bifolia, Two-Leaf Squill, released, black background copyright: xzoonar.com/gerdxherrmannx 12036109

The unique and endangered epiphytic clamshell orchid, in south Florida, has three anthers.

Small pasque flower (Pulsatilla pratensis) (Anemone pratensis) flowering in spring, native to central and eastern Europe

Ein Orchideenblütenkopf mit schönen Mustern und Pastellfarben One orchid flowerhead with beautiful patterns and pastel colours against a green background Copyright: xZoonar.com/LenaxIliopouloux 22717075

Epipactis helleborin

AUT, 2010: Dwarf Iris (Iris pumila), yellow variety, flowers.

Common weeping cherry (Prunus padus, Padus avium), flowering, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Seine et Marne. View of a carnivorous plant Sarracenie.

Herb Robert in fruit

Iceland Poppy 'Wonderland' in button in a garden

blur in south africa close up of the red orange cactus flower and garden

Blumentöpfe mit Spathiphyllum im Blumenladen. Banner Flower pots with spathiphyllum in the flower shop. Banner Copyright: xZoonar.com/SvetlanaxVerbitskayax 22759024

Snow yield Galanthus nivalis snowdrop flower copyright: xzoonar.com/gerdxherrmannx 8784289

Schachbrettblume Fritillaria meleagris Blüte der Schachbrettblume Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 8954549

Aquilegia Biedermeier Mixed

Flower lady's slipper in undergrowth Champagne France

Tall Bearded Iris, Iris Germanica 'Rainbow Valley', flower

Snake's Head Fritillary (Fritillaria meleagris), Sinntal, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Yellow Clivia with raindrops, USA

Long-leaved helleborine (Cephalantera longifolia), Causse Mejean, Lozere, France

Flower umbel of a Wax Plant (Hoya carnosa)

Wild Arum, Lords and Ladies or Jack in the Pulpit (Arum maculatum), cut-open, spathe, spadix, fly trap, insect trap

Welsh onions, Japanese bunching onion, green onion, spring onions (Allium fistulosum L.) showing buds in spring

Dove Orchid, Holy Ghost orchid, USA

Water Avens (Geum rivale), Filz, Woergl, Tyrol, Austria, Europe

Part of the stem with thorns. Vertical view

Vintage Photograph. Yellow skunk cabbage in full bloom enhances woodland beauty.

Schneeglöckchen, Galanthus, blühend, im Moos mit blühenden Elfen-Krokus crocus tommasinianus in Nahaufnahme *** Snowdrops, Galanthus, flowering, at Moss with flourishing Elves Crocus Crocus tommasinianus in Close-up

A blooming yellow flower. Subjects: Flowering plants; Plants. Collection: Plants and Habitats.. 1998 - 2011.

Mongolia, Gobi Desert, Near Dalanzadgad, Yolyn Am Valley, Edelweiss (Leontopodium Alpinum), Wildflower

Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Canada. Three-flowered avens flowers.

Close up oof a stem of the giant white lily.

Flowering dog's tooth violet (Erythronium dens-canis) with bee, Styria, Austria, Europe

Close-up of a Red Trillium (Trillium erectum) in bloom

Rosemary heather (Andromeda polifolia), Lofoten, Norway, Europe

Two blue columbines (aquilegia vulgaris), cropped

Canary Island spurge (Euphorbia canariensis), flowering, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Europe

snowdrops in the forest close-up

Spiny Restharrow (Ononis spinosa), medicinal plant

Blooming comfrey on black background

USA, Washington State, Seabeck. Peace lilies close-up.

orchid (bulbophyllum sp.), kinabalu national park sabah, borneo date: 17.11.2008 ref: zb1041_124576_0003 compulsory credit: nhpa/photoshot

Flowers at La Pierreuse Nature Reserve, Gruyeres Pays d'Enhaut Nature Park, Vaud, Switzerland.

Sturt`s Desert Pea,(Swainsona formosus),Sturt Nationalpark,New South Wales,Austalia,desert plant blooming

Akelei aquilegia Copyright: xZoonar.com/angetax 4731253

Lacaita's lacaitas ragwort (Ophrys lacaitae) in flower, in meadow, Sicily, Italy, Europe

USA, Hawaii, Maui, pineapple bromeliad Growing in the country side

Siam Tulip flower or Curcuma alismatifolia blossom in Thailand

Chess flower, Fritillaria meleagris, snake's head fritillary

bird's-nest orchid, neottia nidus-avis, spain

Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) close-up of flowers, Algarve, Portugal, Europe

Mirror orchid flowers Ophrys speculum} Lake Baja, Turkey

Maigloeckchenblaetter in Herbstfarben Convallaria majalis Maiglöckchenblätter in Herbstfarben, Lily of the valley leaves in autumn colours Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 14487219

Rhodochiton atrosanguineus Rhodochiton atrosanguineus Blueten Copyright: xZoonar.com/angetax 4805081

Yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis, also common sweet clover, sweet clover, common sweet clover and honey clover. Medicinal plant

Wurmförmige Wiesenkeule Clavaria fragilis white worm coral white spindle Wurmförmige Wiesenkeule Clavaria fragilis coral fungus white worm coral white spindle Copyright: xZoonar.com/JürgenxVogtx 22528713

Wild Arum (Arum maculatum), flowering, Mackenberg nature reserve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Lucile's Glory-of-the-snow (Chionodoxa luciliae), Germany, Europe

Orchid black cabbage Nigritella Nigra National Park Kalcalpen, Upper Austria, Austria Orchid Black Kohlernhine Nigritella Nigra National Park Kalkalpen, Upper Austria, Austria

Friar's Cowl (Arisarum vulgare), Sardinia, Italy, Europe

Moggridge's Fritillary (Fritillaria tubiformis ssp moggridgei) flower, Mercantour, Alpes, France

Lilium Grayi, Flowers & Plants

Wiesen-Sauerampfer Rumex acetosa Wiesen-Sauerampfer, Rumex acetosa, Common sorrel, Sorrel horse, freigestellt, schwarzer Hintergrund Copyright: xZoonar.com/GerdxHerrmannx 12114481

North America; USA; Wyoming; Yellowstone National Park, Fairyslipper

Chilean Glory Flower (Eccremocarpus scaber), Germany, Europe

Blue Muscari Blue Muscari flowers over black Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 6809240

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Yellow gajea flower Pyrenees France

USA; North Carolina; Seed-case of lotus flower.

Amaryllis, Hippeastrum 'Chico', Side view of one stem with symmetrical flowers either side, having curled spikey pink and green petals with long curled stamen and extended stigma, Against a black background.

Eagle fern (Pteridium aquilinum) frond unfurling, Montseny Natural Park, a UNESCO National Park and Biosphere Reserve, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, June 2016.

Lid of upper aerial pitcher of Pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana) growing in Kerangas Forest, Bako National Park, Sarawak State, Island of Borneo, Malaysia

Fuchsia (Fuchsia), blooming, Ellerstadt, Germany, Europe

Red mangrove in flower (Rhizophora mangle). Florida, USA.

Yellow lady's slipper orchid (Cypripedium calceolus), Gaimersheim, Eichstätt, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Free State, Germany, Europe

Snowdrop (Galanthus), Germany, Europe

Spring snowflake (Leucojum vernum), flower, flower cut open, ovary, pollen leaf, seed head, seed with elaiosome, photo panel, Germany, Europe

Purple crocus flowers Purple crocus flowers in terracotta pot, isolated on white. Copyright: xZoonar.com/ArtesiaWellsx 7231342

Curculigo orchioides, Curculigo ensifolia, Curculigo brevifolia, Hypoxis orchioides, Golden Eye Grass, Orchid palm grass

Medicinal plant Meadow knotweed, snake knotweed (Polygonum bistorta), medicinal plant Bistrot, snake root, Bostoria, Meadow knotweed was popularly called dragonwort and it was considered a remedy for snakebites. In real terms, the marsh plant contains a lot of tannins, which have an anti-inflammatory effect and help to heal wounds