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
15–50 cm tall. <span class="v1">supporting-leaves of the flowers:</span> mostly shorter than the ovary, <ba><b>1‑nerved</b></ba>. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> <ba>reddish to violet</ba>; <ba>lip <b>mostly with pattern</b></ba>. <span class="v1">...
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.
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths, ruderal vegetation
in alkaline habitats