Monkey Orchid (Orchis simia)
Orchis simia is a captivating European orchid, named for its distinctive flowers resembling small monkeys. It blooms in spring across calcareous grasslands and open.
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Synonyms
Orchis cercopitheca Poir.
Orchis linearis Tourlet
Orchis smithii Sweet
Orchis taubertiana B.Baumann & H.Baumann
Orchis zoophora Thuill.
Strateuma militaris Salisb.
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusOrchis
- speciesOrchis simia