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Plant life of Iberia -
Orchids
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Spurless Violet Bird’s Nest Orchid (Limodorum trabutianum)
Height: 20-55cm
Colour: Violet, Green/Violet
Flowering: April to June
Soil type: Limestone
This is an elegant flower that can be difficult to spot in the dappled shade. It does not posses any green leaves. When fully opened the outer sepals form a wide horizontal line with the vertical central sepal creating the hood. The two upper petal, although slimmer, are almost as long. The lip is concave and white with purple streaks. This variety does not have a spur at its base as the English common name denotes.
It is a plant restricted to shady / partially shady areas on limestone soils. It can be found to an altitude of 2300m.
Synonyms: Limodorum abortivum var trabutianum, Limodorum abortivum subsp occidentale, Limodorum lusitanicum
The more common Limodorum abortivum has a long spur at the base of each flower.
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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