Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó (1980 in Tutin et al.).
Lifeform: Perennial plant. Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Europe to West Asia; North Africa according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew) and The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010).
Habitat: Hill pastures, edges and clearings of oak forests. Populations are small, consisting of few individuals.
Flowering period: Spring (APR, MAY).
Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 19.04.2025.
Orchis purpurea – habit. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – inflorescence. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – flower buds. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – flowers. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – leaves. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – leaves. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, near village of Beli, 19.04.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Rajchani region. Date: 20.05.2023.
Orchis purpurea – habit. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – inflorescence. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – flowers. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – flower. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – side view of flowers with ovary and spur. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – side view of flower with ovary and spur. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – lower part of plant – stem and leaves. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – leaf. Osogovo – near village of Rajchani, 20.05.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Locality: village of Beli region. Date: 19.04.2025.
Orchis purpurea – habit. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Orchis purpurea – inflorescence. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – flowers. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Orchis purpurea – basal rosette. Osogovo- hills near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
de Soó, R. 1980. Orchis L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 5. Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 337–342.
