Italian orchid

Orchis italica

"Orchis italica", commonly known as the naked man orchid or the Italian orchid, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean. They are widely popular for their petals looking like naked men. It prefers partial shade and low nutrient soil and flowers in Apri
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Appearance

l. "O. italica" grows up to 50 centimetres in height, with bright pink, densely clustered flowers. They are found commonly and widespread in the Mediterranean in large clusters.
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Distribution

"Orchis italica" is native to southwestern Europe, southeastern Europe, western Asia, and northern Africa.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassMonocots
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusOrchis
SpeciesO. italica