Andre Carapeto % Ana Francisco;Paulo Pereira;Miguel Porto
Neotinea ustulata
Sign in to saveAlso known as Orchis ustulata, burnt orchid, burnt-tip orchid
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Das Brand-Knabenkraut (Neotinea ustulata) ist eine Pflanzenart in der Familie der Orchideen (Orchidaceae). Früher zählte man es zur Gattung der Knabenkräuter (Orchis). Nach neueren molekulargenetischen Forschungen wird die Art zur Gattung Neotinea gerechnet. Die Art ist kalkliebend und besiedelt vor allem wärmeexponierte Wiesen der Mittel- und Hochgebirge. Das Brand-Knabenkraut gilt in Deutschland als stark gefährdet.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,237
- With media
- 1,021
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- CAS
- Recorded in
- France, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Denmark, Slovakia, Romania, Poland
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Encyclopedic overview
Neotinea ustulata (syn. Orchis ustulata), the burnt orchid or burnt-tip orchid, is a European terrestrial orchid native to mountains in central and southern Europe, growing at up to 2,400 m (7,900 ft) elevation. The plant is considered Endangered in Great Britain and Least Concern internationally based on IUCN Red List criteria. The burnt-tip orchid was voted the county flower of Wiltshire in 2002 following a poll by the wild flora conservation charity Plantlife.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neotinea ustulata” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.