Orchis lactea
L’Orchis lacté
Milky Orchis
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Les Maures |
| Flower colour | white |
| Flower size | lip 10 mm |
| Flowering months | February, March, April |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate, Elliptic |
| Height | 10-20 cm |
Description
A tuberous perennial with enlarged underground structures for storage of nutrients.
Flowers
Rarely more than 20 cm in height, flowers whitish or greenish-pink. The sepals are hooded with diverging pointed tips, often striped with green. The whitish lip, heavily spotted in the centre, has 3 lobes, the central lobe divided into 2 blunt lobes. Often the lobes are of a deeper lilac to red and also spotted. Spur curves downwards.
Leaves
Elliptic oval leaf, Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. A basal rosette of 3-4 leaves, oval to long, pointed.
Fruits Seeds
Capsule: numerous tiny seeds.
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