Orchis spitzelii

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Orchis spitzelii
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Flower of Orchis spitzelii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Orchis
Species:
O. spitzelii
Binomial name
Orchis spitzelii
Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch (1837)
Subspecies [1]
  • Orchis spitzelii subsp. cazorlensis(Lacaita) D.Rivera & Lopez Velez
  • Orchis spitzelii subsp. nitidifolia(W.P.Teschner) Soó
  • Orchis spitzelii subsp. spitzelii
Synonyms [1]

Orchis spitzelii is a species of orchid found from Sweden (Gotland), eastern Spain to the Caucasus and western Asia and northwestern Africa. [1]

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Specifically, it is native to northern Europe (Sweden), central Europe (Austria and possibly extirpated in Germany), southwestern Europe (the Balearic Islands, Corsica, France, and Spain), southeastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Crete, and countries of the former Yugoslavia), northern Africa (Algeria and Morocco), western Asia (Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey), and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia. [2]

Subspecies

Three subspecies are accepted. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Orchis spitzelii Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  2. "Orchis spitzelii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 10 February 2016.