Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl. (Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl.)
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Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl.

Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl.

Orchis punctulata (small-dotted orchis) is an orchid species native to parts of Europe and western Asia.

Family
Genus
Orchis
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl.

Orchis punctulata, commonly called the small-dotted orchis, is a species of orchid. It is native to multiple regions: southeastern Europe, which includes Greece, East Thrace (the European portion of Turkey), and possibly Bulgaria; Crimea in eastern Europe; western Asia, which includes Cyprus, the East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine, and Turkey; and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia.

Photo: (c) Krylenko VV, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Krylenko VV · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Orchis

More from Orchidaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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