Serapias
Sign in to saveSerapias is a genus of terrestrial orchids that can be found all over southern Europe to Asia Minor. The genus was named after Serapis, a syncretic Hellenistic-Egyptian god in Antiquity. Serapias have spurless flowers and usually go dormant during the winter seasons.
Species
Common Twayblade
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Observations20,871
General: Members of the Mediterranean genus Serapias grow
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Serapias is a genus of terrestrial orchids that can be found all over southern Europe to Asia Minor. The genus was named after Serapis, a syncretic Hellenistic-Egyptian god in Antiquity. Serapias have spurless flowers and usually go dormant during the winter seasons.
== Species == Serapias bergonii Serapias cordigera Serapias cossyrensis Serapias istriaca Serapias levantina Serapias lingua Serapias neglecta Serapias nurrica Serapias olbia Serapias orientalis Serapias parviflora Serapias perez-chiscanoi Serapias politisii Serapias strictiflora Serapias vomeracea