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Orchis mascula

Early-purple Orchid

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Common name

Early-purple Orchid

Scientific name

Orchis mascula (L.) L.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected by the law in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Orchis mascula is a perennial herb. Stems to 50 cm high. Flowering April-June¹.

Habitat

Sunny shrub slopes, near forests, in forest glades and others².

Dstribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Orchis mascula by floristic regions (in green)³:

General dstribution

Map of general distribution⁴ (green - native distribution):

References

1 Стоянов, Н. 1964. Във: Флора на Народна Република България, том II, София.

2 Стоянов, Н. 1964. Във: Флора на Народна Република България, том II, София.

3 Стоянов К., Райчева Цв. & Чешмеджиев И. 2022. Определител на местни и чужди растения в България. Академично издателство на Аграрния университет, Пловдив. ISBN 978-954-517-313-4 www.botanica.gallery [публикуван на 25.06.2022, последна актуализация 19.07.2024] - CC-BY-NC-4.0.

4 Orchis mascula (L.) L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science.

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