Orchis purpurea Huds.

Lady orchid (en), Orchis pourpré (fr), Grivollée (fr), Orchis pourpre (fr), Orchis casque (fr), Orchis brun (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Orchis

Characteristics

An orchid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

The bulb or tuber is used to produce sahlep-a hot drink with milk.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 90 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Orchis purpurea habit picture by Jean-Louis Paillot (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea habit picture by Hugo SANTACREU (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea habit picture by michel metzger (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Orchis purpurea leaf picture by Laurence Gourdel (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea leaf picture by Johan terryn (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea leaf picture by michel metzger (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Orchis purpurea flower picture by Bernhard Betz (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea flower picture by Joël Bédard (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea flower picture by Luca Borghesio (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Orchis purpurea fruit picture by pascal thomine (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea fruit picture by Henri Tison (cc-by-sa)
Orchis purpurea fruit picture by srta. velasques (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Orchis purpurea world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649036-1
WFO ID wfo-0000259904
COL ID 7558F
BDTFX ID 46167
INPN ID 110966
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orchis purpurea f. vulgaris Orchis brachiata Orchis purpurea Orchis x var. jacquinii Orchis purpurea f. triangularis Orchis purpurea f. acutilobata Orchis purpurea var. moravica Orchis fusca var. idiocrana Orchis purpurea subsp. moravica Orchis militaris var. purpurea Orchis fusca var. rotundata Orchis purpurea var. eliasii Orchis fusca var. triangularis Orchis fusca var. obcordata Orchis purpurea var. spathulata Orchis purpurea var. amediastina Orchis purpurea var. parallela Orchis militaris var. fusca Orchis purpurea var. tyraica Orchis purpurea var. moravica Orchis purpurea f. ruppertiana

Lower taxons

Orchis purpurea subsp. caucasica Orchis purpurea subsp. purpurea