Determined according to the botanical key provided by de Soó in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perrenial; 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: Woods, edges and clearings of oak forests.
Flowering period: Spring: MAY.
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. 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:
Orchis L. de Soó, R. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 337 -342.
