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Italian Orchid / Naked Man Orchid
Height: 20-50cm
Colour: Pink, White
Flowering: February to May
Soil type: Alkaline
The flowers of this orchid are very distinctive in that each is in the form of a man with varying length of arms, legs and genitalia. The colour is generally pink with differing amounts of white in a mottled pattern. This is the only Orchis species where the edges of the leaves are wavy. They can be seen in scattered groups from full sun to partial shade in alkaline soils that are dry and often stony. They may also be in open woodland or pastures up to an altitude of 1300m. The north west Mediterranean region. Synonyms: Orchis longicruris (Link), Orchis undulatifolia These images of orchids were taken in Southern Spain, many terrestrial species are widespread from the Iberian peninsular eastwards through the Mediterranean region.
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