Orchis
| Orchis | |
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| Orchis italica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Subtribe: | Orchidinae |
| Genus: | Orchis Tourn. ex L. 1753 |
| Type species | |
| Orchis militaris L. Sp. Pl.: 943, 1753 | |
| Species | |
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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 ὄρχις orchis, meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.