Neotinea lactea (Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

Milky orchid (en), Orchis lacté (fr), Néotinée lactée (fr), Orchis laiteux (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Neotinea

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb. It grows 0.1-0.25m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses -
Edible bulbs
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Neotinea lactea habit picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)
Neotinea lactea habit picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Neotinea lactea leaf picture by Sergio costantini (cc-by-sa)
Neotinea lactea leaf picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Neotinea lactea flower picture by charlotte bouygue (cc-by-sa)
Neotinea lactea flower picture by claud D'Angeli (cc-by-sa)
Neotinea lactea flower picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Neotinea lactea world distribution map, present in Bulgaria, Algeria, France, Greece, Italy, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Tunisia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998312-1
WFO ID wfo-0000250464
COL ID 46VB2
BDTFX ID 43931
INPN ID 109498
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orchis hanrici Orchis hanrii Orchis tenoreana Orchis lactea Neotinea corsica Odontorchis lactea Orchis acuminata Orchis corsica Orchis lactea var. hanrici Orchis tridentata var. acuminata Orchis tridentata var. hanrici Orchis tridentata subsp. lactea Orchis lactea subsp. corsica Neotinea lactea subsp. corsica Orchis tridentata var. hanrii Orchis variegata var. acuminata Neotinea lactea var. corsica Orchis tridentata f. tenoreana Orchis tridentata f. acuminata Neotinea lactea f. minuscula Neotinea lactea f. hanrii Orchis lactea subsp. minuscula Neotinea lactea