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Rapazinhos

Orchis antropophorum L.

Photo by jcmorais
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Field Notes

Habitat:

poor grassland, woodland edges, calcareous semi-arid soils

Notes:

20 individuals on the edge of a small eucalypt plantation; Synonym: Aceras antropophorum; Hybrids are common Orchis militaris

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
jcmorais
Thanks Craig! I had that doubt about the genus... And yes.. this is a common species in Portugal. 8
craigwilliams
Lovely photos of a nice group. Is it a common species in Portugal? By the way, DNA sequencing resulted in Aceras being moved into Orchis, so this is now Orchis anthropophora.

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Portugal's Biodiversity
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Orchids of Portugal

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PublishedJanuary 13, 2012

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