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Orchis anthropophora is a plant of the family Orchidaceae that is found in Europe.
Distribution[]
Plant is found growing in grass fields and woodland edges in Great Britain, Portugal, Spain, the Balaeric Islands, France, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco at elevations up to 1600 meters
Description[]
Plant blooms in the spring with many 3 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.
Culture[]
Plants prefer well-drained low-fertility soils and areas with partial shade. This species is cool to intermediate growing. Water regularly. Divide plant when flower fades.
Varieties[]
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Orchis anthropophora variant | sepal and petals are green with red veins, lip is red |
Naming[]
Common name: The Man Bearing Orchis
Synonyms[]
- Aceras anthropophora [L.]R. Br. 1789
- Aceras anthropophorum (L.) Sm. 1818
- Aceras anthropomorpha (Pers.) Steud. 1840
- Arachnites anthropophora F.W. Schmidt 1793
- Himantoglossum anthropophorum (L.) Spreng. 1826
- Loroglossum anthropophorum (L.) Rich. 1818
- Loroglossum brachyglotte Rich. 1818
- Ophrys anthropomorpha Willd 1805
- *Ophrys anthropophora L. 1753
- Satyrium anthropomorpha Pers. 1807
- Satyrium anthropophora Pers. 1807
- Serapias anthropophora (L.) J. Jundz. 1791