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Orchis antropophorum L.
poor grassland, woodland edges, calcareous semi-arid soils
20 individuals on the edge of a small eucalypt plantation; Synonym: Aceras antropophorum; Hybrids are common Orchis militaris
Spotted on Mar 30, 2008
Submitted on Jan 13, 2012
2 Comments
Thanks Craig! I had that doubt about the genus... And yes.. this is a common species in Portugal. 8
Lovely photos of a nice group. Is it a common species in Portugal?
By the way, DNA sequencing resulted in Aceras being moved into Orchis, so this is now Orchis anthropophora.