Orchis spitzelii Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch

Orchis de spitzel (fr), Orchis de Spitzel (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) 0.2 - 0.35
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

The bulb is used to produce salep.
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

Flower

Orchis spitzelii flower picture by Guillaume Labeyrie (cc-by-sa)
Orchis spitzelii flower picture by Kathy Nope (cc-by-sa)
Orchis spitzelii flower picture by Sylvain Delépine (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Orchis spitzelii world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Germany, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Sweden, and Turks and Caicos Islands

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:649146-1
WFO ID wfo-0000260044
COL ID 74SWC
BDTFX ID 75270
INPN ID 110994
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Barlia spitzelii Androrchis spitzelii Orchis spitzelii f. sendtneri Orchis patens var. fontanesii Orchis patens subsp. orientalis Orchis patens var. orientalis Orchis patens subsp. spitzelii Orchis spitzelii subsp. gotlandica Orchis spitzelii var. gotlandica Orchis patens var. spitzelii Orchis patens f. orientalis Orchis patens var. viridifusca Orchis spitzelii

Lower taxons

Orchis spitzelii subsp. nitidifolia Orchis spitzelii subsp. cazorlensis Orchis spitzelii subsp. spitzelii