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Champagne’s Orchid
Height: 10-30cm
Colour: Purple, White
Flowering: April to June
Soil type: Alkaline to Acidic Catalan: Botonets de ca
The closed hood with dark veins formed by the sepals is a distinctive feature of this orchid. The main part of the flower is broader than it is long, folded back at the sides and white in the centre. The spur which extends behind the flower is long and curved upwards. It may be found in various habitats including full sun to partial shade on alkaline or acid soils, meadows to open woodland up to an altitude of 1500m. Spain to France Synonyms: Orchis morio subsp. champagneuxii, Anacamptis champagneuxii 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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