Aceras anthropophorum, (L.) Aiton fil., 1814

D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 325-350 : 342

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283353
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scientific name	Aceras anthropophorum
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1. A. anthropophorum (L.) Aiton fil. View in CoL LSID ,

Epit. Hort. Kew. 281 (1814).

Stem 10-40(-60) cm, glabrous, with brownish, sheathing basal scales. Lower leaves 5-12 cm, oblong to oblong-lanceolate, obtuse, canaliculate, erect, later erecto-patent, the upper smaller or bract-like. Spike narrowly cylindrical, many-flowered; bracts membranous. Flowers greenish-yellow, often with reddish streaks and margins. Outer perianth-segments 6-7 mm, ovate- lanceolate, obtuse, the inner shorter and narrower. Labellum 12-15 mm, pendent, yellowish, often reddish-brown; lateral lobes c. £ as long as the middle. 2n=42.

Grassland, rarely scrub; calcicole.

Mediterranean region and W. Europe, north wards to C. England and the Netherlands. Be B 1 Br Co Cr Ga Ge Gr He Ho Hs It Ju Lu Sa Si.

Frequently hybridizes with species of Orchis , especially O. militaris , O. purpurea and O. simia .