Small-dotted Orchis

Orchis punctulata has ellipsoid tubers and an erect stem measuring 25 to 60 cm in height, with 4 to 7 leaves in the lower half and sheaths above. The leaves are oblong, and the inflorescence is a cylindrical, many-flowered spike. The bracts are ovate and shorter than the ovary. The perianth-segments form a galea, with the outer segments pink and oblong-ovate, and the inner segments linear-oblong and yellowish-green. The labellum is longer than wide, yellowish-green, often with purple spots, and 3-lobed. The lateral lobes are oblong and truncate, while the middle lobe is narrowed at the base and widened at the apex, with a 2-lobed structure featuring a short apiculum between the lobules. The spur is broadly cylindrical and directed downwards.