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Green-Winged Orchid

Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Green-Winged Orchid
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Anacamptis morio, known as the Green-Winged Orchid, is a species in the Orchidaceae family. It is distributed across Europe, Northern Africa, and western Asia. The plant typically features purple flowers.

Description

Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase is a flowering plant in the Orchidaceae family. Commonly called the Green-Winged Orchid, it is found in regions including Norway, Denmark, Belgium, France, Germany, and parts of North Africa and the Middle East. The species typically produces purple flowers and is native to a wide range of habitats. It was first published in 1997.

Other common names

Green-Winged Orchid

Distribution

NO · DK · SE · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Albania · Algeria · Austria · Baleares · Baltic States · Belarus · Bulgaria · Corse · Cyprus · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · East Aegean Is. · France · Germany · Great Britain · Greece · Hungary · Iran · Iraq · Ireland · Italy · Kriti · Krym · Lebanon-Syria

Synonyms

Orchis morioOrchis morio f. velutinaHerorchis morioOrchis morio f. robustiorOrchis morio f. nanaOrchis morio var. genuina

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