Anacamptis morio(L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase subsp. morio (=Orchis morio L. subsp. morio) - Green-winged Orchid
Scientific Description:
Plant 8−30 cm. Leaves up to 10, oblong-ligulate, rosulate, spreading. Spike dense or ± elongate and lax. Flowers red-purple, rarely rose or greenish-white. Sepals forming a subglobose obtuse helmet, with conspicuous dark purple or greenish veins. Labellum mostly broader than long, transversely ovate to rectangular, ± 3-lobed; middle lobe usually shorter, truncate to emarginate, irregularly dentate; lateral lobes rounded, sometimes small, ± reflexed, margins entire or denticulate. Spur cylindrical, ascending, inflated and often ± notched at tip.
Flowering time: March−May.
Habitat: Grassy hillsides, scrub, 60−1120 m.
subsp. morio L.
Plant rather robust; spike ovoid, dense; labellum large, c. 5−7 × 10−13 mm; lateral lobes broadly rounded, middle lobe reduced, hardly equalling lateral lobes; labellum dark red to purple, lateral lobes often darker, paler with several dots at centre; spur shorter than ovary.
Reference:
Renz J & Taubenheim G (1984). Orchis morio L., In: Davis PH (ed.), Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh, 8: 523.
Public Description:
Anacamptis morio subsp. morio, common name “green-winged orchid”, native of western Eurasia, ranging from Europe to Iran. It is a tuberous perennial herb of damp to dry, base-rich to mildly acidic soils. It flowers from March to May. The inflorescence is of various colours, mainly purple but ranging from white, through pink, to deep purple.
References:
Anonymous 1 (2016). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacamptis_morio/,Accessed date: 03.03.2016.
Anonymous 2 (2016). https://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=plant/orchis-morio/,Accessed date: 03.03.2016.
Anonymous 3 (2016). http://www.orchidsofbritainandeurope.co.uk/Anacamptis%20morio.html / /,Accessed date: 03.03.2016.
Güler N (2012). Orchis L., In: Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.), Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul, pp. 645–650.