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Plant life of Iberia -
Orchids
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Orchis x gennarii (Orchis papilionacea x Orchis morio)
Height: 20-40cm
Colour: Pink, Purple, White
Flowering: May
Soil type: Limestone
This is an elegant flower that is a non fertile hybrid. This particular image is a cross between a Butterfly orchid and Champagne’s orchid. The flower has characteristics of both in that it has the closed hood of the Champagne’s with the darker veins, whilst having the showy wide lip of the Butterfly’s.
The colour can vary between a purple hood with a pale lip to pink with a white lip. The upper part of the flower stem is flushed purple as are the bracts, one to each flower. The spur is almost straight, tilted upwards and slightly longer than the hood (sepals).
Found where both of the parents are in close proximity.
These images of orchids were taken in Southern Spain, many terrestrial species are widespread from the Iberian peninsular eastwards through the Mediterranean region.
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