Orchis quadripunctata Cirillo ex Ten.

Οικογένεια: Ορχείδες

Ορχιδέα η τετράστικτη (Orchis quadripunctata Cirillo ex Ten.)

Plant slender, 15–30 cm tall. Basal leaves 3–5, forming an indistinct rosette, broadly lanceolate, somewhat folded or canaliculate, fresh green with or without dark spots; cauline leaves few, sheathing. Stem slender, leafless above, often purplish. Spike ovoid to cylindrical, 10–25-flowered, rather lax. Flowers small, roundish in face view, usually reddish-purple. Sepals and petals 3–5 mm, ovate, subobtuse. Labellum c. 7 mm, suborbicular or slightly wider than long, subequally 3-lobed, with 4 purple dots at base (usually only 2 visible from outside). Spur filiform, equalling ovary.

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Orchis quadripunctata

Orchis quadripunctata

Orchis quadripunctata