Orchis anthropophora

Orchis anthropophora
Flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Orchis
Species:
O. anthropophora
Binomial name
Orchis anthropophora
Synonyms
  • Ophrys anthropophora L.
  • Aceras anthropophorum (L.) R.Br.
  • Arachnites anthropophora (L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Satyrium anthropophorum (L.) Pers.
  • Loroglossum anthropophorum (L.) Rich.
  • Himantoglossum anthropophorum (L.) Spreng.
  • Serapias anthropophora (L.) Jundz.

Orchis anthropophora (formerly Aceras anthropophorum), the man orchid, is a European species of orchid whose flowers resemble a human figure. The head is formed by the petals and sepals, and the suspended torso and limbs by the lobes of the labellum. It usually grows in calcareous grassland.

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