Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Orchis ()
Orchis anthropophora (L.) All. - Man Orchid
Orchis mascula (L.) L. - Early-Purple Orchid
Orchis militaris L. - Military Orchid
Orchis pallens L. - Pale-Flowered Orchid
Orchis purpurea Huds. - Lady Orchid
Orchis simia Lam. - Monkey Orchid
Orchis spitzelii Saut. ex W. D. J. Koch
10–40 cm tall. supporting-leaves of the flowers: approx. as long as the ovary. flowers:
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths
in alkaline, dry habitats