Orchis
Sign in to saveOrchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. The name is from the Ancient Greek (''''), meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.
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Orchis is a genus of orchids found primarily in Europe and Northwest Africa, with some species extending into Asia as far as Tibet and Mongolia. The genus gets its name from the Ancient Greek word for "testicle," referring to the paired underground tubers that characterize these plants.
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Taxonomy · GBIF
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Orchidinae
- Image
- Lady orchid Orchis purpurea inflorescence.jpg
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- Intergeneric hybrids
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Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. The name is from the Ancient Greek (''), meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.
== Description == These terrestrial orchids have root tubers instead of pseudobulbs. They are extremely diverse in appearance. They produce an erect stem. The inflorescence is a cylindrical to globular spike, long, with yellow, red to purple flowers. They start flowering at the base, slowly progressing upwards, except for the monkey orchid (Orchis simia), which flowers in reverse order.