Burnt orchid
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| Burnt Orchid | |
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| Neotinea ustulata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Neotinea |
| Species: | N. ustulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neotinea ustulata R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 12: 122 (1997) |
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The Burnt Orchid (Neotinea ustulata) is a European terrestrial orchid, most common in the mountains. It flowers between April and August depending on the altitude.
Neotinea ustulata is now the accepted name. It was previously described as Orchis ustulata (L. 1753).[1]
The Burnt Orchid was voted the County flower of Wiltshire in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife.[1]
Burnt Orchid's largest population in northwest Europe is on Parsonage Down, in Wiltshire, England.[2][3]
[edit] References
- ^ Plantlife website County Flowers page
- ^ Harrap, Anne and Simon Harrap (2005) Orchids of Britain and Ireland - a field and site guide
- ^ Foley, M. J. Y. (1992) The current distribution and abundance of Orchis ustulata L. (Orchidaceae) in the British Isles: an updated summary Watsonia 19: 121-26
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