GREEN-WINGED ORCHID
GREEN-VEINED ORCHID
Anacamptis morio
(Formerly: Orphys morio)
Orchid [Orchidaceae] 
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| May 2002, Pilch Field, Bucks | Photo: © Phil And Ann Farrer |
| A short plant, but 5 to 15cm tall, rarely up to 40cm. Between 7 and eight un-spotted blue-green narrow-ish basal leaves. Most of specimens have lilac to blackish-purple flowers, but some in a group may be pink, as on the right here, with only 1% being pure white. |
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| 1st May 2012, Deal, Kent. | Photo: © Barney Case |
| Less than three leaves clasping the stem. Between 5 to 12 flowers on short stubby curved 'stems' or ovaries. |
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| 1st May 2012, Deal, Kent. | Photo: © Barney Case |
| Two close together here, one twice as tall as the other. |
| May 2002, Pilch Field, Bucks | Photo: © Phil And Ann Farrer |
| The broad lateral sepals have 6 to 7 bronze-coloured parallel veins, which gives the species the alternative name Green-veined Orchid. |
| May 2002, Pilch Field, Bucks | Photo: © Phil And Ann Farrer |
| The green-veined lateral sepals can best be seen as such on the central flower, and the olive green veins themselves on the un-opened flower on the right. The rose-pink colour of this specimen is rather unusual, but some are also white, apart from the characteristic green veins on the wings. |
| May 2002, Pilch Field, Bucks | Photo: © Phil And Ann Farrer |
| The lower lip is very wide and slightly nicked into two wings. Mostly mauve, with a central splurge of white which is spotted with several mis-shapen spots of a darker mauve. |
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| 1st May 2012, Deal, Kent. | Photo: © Barney Case |
| A rather small and tight three-lipped cowl. Flower markings few but bold. |
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| 1st May 2012, Deal, Kent. | Photo: © Barney Case |
| A whitish central lower lip between two wider and coloured lower wings. Few but bold markings on the central portion only. |
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Hybridises with :
Some similarities to : stunted and dark-purple coloured versions of Early Purple Orchid lacking spots on the leaves, but the green veins on the outer sepals gives it away. Uniquely identifiable characteristics Distinguishing Feature : when it is recognised as an orchid, the green veins on the outer sepals.
Not to be confused semantically with:
No relation to : Green Snowdrop, Flowers late April to early June. Habitat: Meadows and grassland. Most have no scent, but some pale coloured ones such as pink or white ones may smell strongly of vanilla. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
 Anacamptis (Pyramidal Orchids) |
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