About Serapias lingua L.
Serapias lingua L., commonly called the tongue-orchid or the tongue Serapias, is a species of orchid that is native to the Mediterranean region. This orchid grows in damp meadows, open fields, marshlands, and occasionally garrigue. Its distribution covers Portugal, Spain, Malta, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece, the Mediterranean islands west of Crete, and western North Africa. It has also been documented at a number of sites in southern England, though it remains unclear whether this species occurs naturally there.
