Orchis tridentata

Three-toothed orchid
Orchis tridentata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchidae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Alliance:	Orchis
Genus:	Orchis
Species:	O. tridentata
Binomial name
Orchis tridentata R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase
Synonyms
Neotinea tridentata Tratt.

Orchis tridentata (Three-toothed orchid) is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Spain to Turkey and Lebanon; northwards to the Crimea, Poland and Germany. This orchid favors grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ Encyclopedia of Life. "Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase - Encyclopedia of Life". http://www.eol.org/pages/1137823. Retrieved 2009-09-24. 
2. ^ National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland (2004). "Orchis tridentata". ORCHIDS OF EUROPE WEB SITE. http://www.habitas.org.uk/europeanorchids/. Retrieved 2009-09-24.