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Orchis purpurea, the lady orchid, is a herbaceous plant belonging to the genus Orchis of the family Orchidaceae. Description. Group of plants Inflorescence.
Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. [1] The name is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις orchis , meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids .
Orchis laxiflora: Early-purple orchid Orchis mascula: Green-winged orchid Orchis morio: Burnt orchid Orchis ustulata: Lady orchid Orchis purpurea: Military orchid Orchis militaris: Monkey orchid Orchis simia: Man orchid Aceras anthropophorum: Lizard orchid Himantoglossum hircinum: Fly orchid Ophrys insectifera: Early spider-orchid Ophrys ...
Orchis comes from the Greek for "testicle", from the shape of the paired root tubers of many Mediterranean species. [1] [109] [110] 707 genera, worldwide, especially in the tropics [1] [111] Largely herbaceous plants that generally grow in soil or on other plants.
Some species belonging to the genus Orchis [N 1] can be observed in this area, including the lady orchid (Orchis purpurea), the fragant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), the military orchid (Orchis militaris), which is particularly scarce, and the pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis).
Orchis punctulata; Orchis purpurea; Q. Orchis quadripunctata; S. Salep; Saloop; Orchis simia; Orchis sitiaca; Orchis spitzelii This page was last edited on 16 ...
Park Gate Down also supports the nationally rare late spider orchid (Ophrys fuciflora) that in the UK is limited to the North Downs in East Kent as well as the nationally scarce lady orchid (Orchis purpurea) and musk orchid (Herminium monorchis) of which 72 were counted in 2007. [8]
Besides the monkey orchid, several other orchid species, including lady (Orchis purpurea), bee (Ophrys apifera), pyramidal (Anacamptis pyramidalis), common spotted (Dactylorhiza fuchsii), common twayblade (Neottia ovata) and white helleborine (Cephalanthera damasonium), are to be found on the steeply sloping grassland part of the site. A hybrid ...