Anacamptis laxiflora

Anacamptis laxiflora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Anacamptis
Species:
A. laxiflora
Binomial name
Anacamptis laxiflora
(Lam.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase (1997)
Synonyms
  • Orchis laxiflora Lam. 1779 (Basionym)
  • Orchis palustris ssp. laxiflora (Lam.) Batt. 1895
Anacamptis laxiflora, Mount Dikti

Anacamptis laxiflora (lax-flowered orchid, loose-flowered orchid, or green-winged meadow orchid) is a species of orchid. It has a wide distribution in Europe and Asia as far north as in Germany, and is found in wet meadows with alkaline soil. It grows up to 60 cm high.[1] A. laxiflora is common in Normandy and Brittany (France), but in the United Kingdom it is represented only on the Channel Islands, where in Jersey it is called Jersey orchid and in Guernsey it is called Loose Flowered orchid . Notable localities in the Channel Islands include Le Noir Pré meadow in Jersey and several fields at Les Vicheries in Guernsey, where mass blooms of these orchids can be observed from late May to early June.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Lax-flowered Orchid (Orchis laxiflora)". Wildside Holidays. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02.
  2. ^ "Le Noir Pré orchid meadow". Wondermondo. April 2011.
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