Orchis purpurea Huds.
Synonymy
Taxon info
Orchis purpurea is one of the largest and most showy of the Greek orchids. It is widespread in Europe and the W half of Anatolia. In Greece it occurs particularly in the north, usually in open deciduous oak woodland and meadows at moderate altitude. Like Himantoglossum jankae it is usually found in small quantity, often only a few individuals.A
A. Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013: Vascular plants of Greece: An annotated checklist. 31: p. 352 [Plate 18.1]
