Orchis punctulata

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Small-dotted orchis
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Flower of Orchis punctulata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Orchis
Species:
O. punctulata
Binomial name
Orchis punctulata
Synonyms

Orchis punctulata, the small-dotted orchis, is a species of orchid. It is native to southeastern Europe (Greece, the part of Turkey in Europe known as East Thrace, and possibly Bulgaria), Crimea in eastern Europe, western Asia (Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, israel, Palestine, and Turkey), and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia. [1]

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References

  1. "Orchis punctulata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 February 2016.