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Orchis purpurea Huds.

Lady Orchid

Orchidaceae

Traits


    30&#8211;80&#8239;cm tall. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> <ba><b>up to 0.5&#8209;times as long as the ovaries</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba>whitish to reddish-violet</ba>; <ba>lip <b>mostly with pattern</b></ba>; <ba>galea ...

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Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Orchis purpurea

Legend

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.


Distribution in Germany

Orchis purpurea

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Orchis purpurea

Orchis purpurea

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, extensively used or natural grassland, dwarf shrub heaths

  • in alkaline, periodically wet habitats

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