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Himanthoglossum caprinum ssp. levantinum
A rare endangered orchid of the eastern Mediterranean. The lip is very long and non-spotted. The young flower has it lip rolled, before it unfold. It blooms after all other flowers dry, its own leaves are also dry already.
This rare orchid grows in a few localilities in the Upper Galilee and the Golan Heights, and in Lebanon.
endangered and protectedc in Israel
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