- Neotinea maculata
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Dense-flowered Orchid Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Orchidoideae Tribe: Orchidae Subtribe: Orchidinae Alliance: Orchis Genus: Neotinea Species: N. maculata Binomial name Neotinea maculata
(Desf.) Stearn, 1974Neotinea maculata (Dense-flowered Orchid) is an orchid native to Asia Minor and Europe.
Description
The leaves are oblong, 5 cm in length, and form a basal rosette which develops from round underground nodules that are up to 6 cm in diameter. Stems supported emerge vertically from the rosette and are covered for a third of their length with a light green bract. The flowering period is from April to June, during which an inflorescence of small white to pink flowers are produced.
Categories:- Orchid species
- Orchidoideae
- Orchidoideae stubs
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