Orchis spitzelii is a species of orchid found from Sweden (Gotland), eastern Spain to the Caucasus and western Asia and northwestern Africa.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Orchis |
| Species: | O. spitzelii
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| Orchis spitzelii Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch (1837)
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Specifically, it is native to northern Europe (Sweden), central Europe (Austria and possibly extirpated in Germany), southwestern Europe (the Balearic Islands, Corsica, France, and Spain), southeastern Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Crete, and countries of the former Yugoslavia), northern Africa (Algeria and Morocco), western Asia (Iran, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkey), and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia.[2]
Subspecies
editThree subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Orchis spitzelii subsp. cazorlensis (Lacaita) D.Rivera & Lopez Velez – central and eastern Spain, Balearic Islands, and Morocco
- Orchis spitzelii subsp. nitidifolia (W.P.Teschner) Soó – Crete
- Orchis spitzelii subsp. spitzelii – Sweden (Gotland), Austria, Mediterranean Europe from Spain to Bulgaria, Algeria, Western Asia, and the Caucasus
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Orchis spitzelii Saut. ex W.D.J.Koch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Orchis spitzelii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
External links
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