Dense-flowered Orchid

Neotinea maculata

"Neotinea maculata", the dense-flowered orchid, is an orchid native to Asia Minor and parts of Europe and North Africa.
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Appearance

The leaves are oblong, 5 cm in length, and form a basal rosette which develops from round underground nodules that are up to 6 cm in diameter. Stems supported emerge vertically from the rosette and are covered for a third of their length with a light green bract. The flowering period is from April to June, during which an inflorescence of small white to pink flowers are produced.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusNeotinea
SpeciesN. maculata
Photographed in
Israel
Italy