It's an orchid day!
Description:
Orchis italica is usually known as the naked man orchid. I'll let you figure out why:
Orchis italica is usually known as the naked man orchid. I'll let you figure out why:
I'm not sure if we fully understand why the flowers assume this shape. It seems that their main pollinators are bees. The do produce a sweet nectar which is sometimes used by humans to produce a drink.
Distribution:
Naked man Orchid occurs rarely across the Mediterranean.
Naked man Orchid occurs rarely across the Mediterranean.
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocotyledon
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Orchis
Species: Orchis italica
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Angiosperms
Class: Monocotyledon
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Orchis
Species: Orchis italica
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