Man Orchid
Orchis anthropophora (L.) All.
Orchis anthropophora, known as the Man Orchid, is a European orchid species with flowers resembling a human figure. The petals and sepals form the head, while the labellum's lobes create the torso and limbs. It typically grows in calcareous grasslands.
Description
Orchis anthropophora, the Man Orchid, is a species in the Orchidaceae family. Its flowers are notable for their human-like appearance, with the head formed by the petals and sepals, and the torso and limbs represented by the labellum's lobes. This orchid is commonly found in calcareous grasslands. It is distributed across regions including Flanders, Belgium, Albania, Algeria, Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, and the Netherlands, among others. The species was first published in 1785.
Other common names
Man Orchid
Distribution
Flanders · Belgium · Flemish Region · Walloon Region · Albania · Algeria · Austria · Baleares · Corse · Cyprus · East Aegean Is. · France · Germany · Great Britain · Greece · Italy · Kriti · Lebanon-Syria · Morocco · Netherlands · Portugal · Sardegna · Sicilia · Spain · Switzerland · Tunisia · Turkey · Yugoslavia
Synonyms
Loroglossum anthropophorumLoroglossum brachyglotteArachnites anthropophoraOphrys anthropomorphaOphrys anthropophoraAceras anthropomorphumAceras anthropophorumAceras anthropophorum var. angustatumAceras anthropophorum f. angustatumAceras anthropophorum var. latiorAceras anthropophorum f. latiorAceras anthropophorum f. purpurataSatyrium anthropomorphumSatyrium anthropophoraSerapias anthropophoraAceras anthropophorum f. apiculatumHimantoglossum anthropophorumAceras anthropophorumAceras anthropophorumSatyrium anthropomorphaAceras anthropophorum var. angustataAceras anthropophorum var. balearicumAceras anthropophorum lus. flavescens