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Green-veined orchid

Anacamptis morio

Photo by Jopy
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Description:

Orchidaceae
The inflorescence is of various colours, mainly purple but ranging from white, through pink, to deep purple. From 5 to 25 helmet-shaped flowers grow in a loose, linear bunch at the top of the single stalk. A pair of lateral sepals with prominent green, occasionally purple veins extend laterally like "wings", giving the orchid its name. The broad, three lobed, lower petal is pale in the center with dark spots. Leaves are lanceolate, or sometimes ovate, and grow in a rosette around the base of the plan, with some thinner leaves clasping the stem and sheathing almost up to the flowers. Leaves are green and unspotted.

Habitat:

Nature park Velebit, mountain meadow

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)

No need to sorry, it's ok :) O. morio and O. mascula are very similar, only difference is in "wing"sepals, which are in O.morio with green vein....
I was right, it's O. morio, I uploaded close-up photo and this species has green vein in "wing" sepals :) btw. I have to correct you, this is spotted in Croatia not Greece :)
I never see that tipe of orchid. Beacause i am of spain and you found in Grece . It could orchis morio has the flowers close togeder
Thanks, but I don't think so, I think this is Orchis morio, Green-veined orchid...will do my research later and will consider your suggestions :)

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