Orchis spitzelii

Orchis spitzelii
	Flower of Orchis spitzelii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchidae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Alliance:	Orchis
Genus:	Orchis
Species:	O. spitzelii
Binomial name
	Orchis spitzelii; Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch
Synonyms
	Orchis patens ssp. spitzelii (Saut. ex W.Koch) Á.Löve & Kjellq.; Barlia spitzelii (Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch) Szlach.;

Orchis spitzelii is a species of orchid found from Sweden (Gotland), eastern Spain to the Caucasus and northwestern Africa.

Specifically, it is native to northern Europe (Sweden), central Europe (Austria and possibly extirpated in Germany), southwestern Europe (the Balearic Islands, Corsica, France, and Spain), southeastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Crete, and countries of the former Yugoslavia), northern Africa (Algeria and Morocco), western Asia (Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey), and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia.^[1]

References

^ "Orchis spitzelii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

External links

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[WCSP-1] "Orchis spitzelii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2016.

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