Biology:Neotinea lactea
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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: | Neotinea |
| Species: | N. lactea
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| Neotinea lactea (Poir.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
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Neotinea lactea, the milky orchid, is a species of orchid found in Europe from France to Turkey and in two North African countries: Algeria and Tunisia.[1] Its flowers are pale to light pink, reflecting its Latin root lacteus (milky).[2]
The species were first described in 1798 by Poiret from Algeria.[3]
Description
Neotinea lactea is a robust polycarpic geophyte of 10 to 25 cm high when flowering. The flower stem has a round cross-section with a rosette of 4 to 6 leaves at the base and is slightly ribbed at the top, with several smaller leaves sheathing the stem higher up. The many small flowers form a dense cluster of up to 7 cm long and oval or cylindrical in shape.[4][5]
Habitat
Neotinea lactea prefers a dry calcareous soil with full sun to semi-shaded light. Plants can be found up to 1800 m elevation on calcareous grasslands, abandoned olive orchards, exposed locations in a garrigue and open forests.
References
- ↑ "Neotinea lactea". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998312-1.
- ↑ "Neotinea lactea (Poir.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W. Chase" (in en-US). https://www.funghiitaliani.it/topic/54537-neotinea-lactea-poir-rm-bateman-pridgeon-mw-chase/.
- ↑ "Neotinea lactea". http://www.orchidsofbritainandeurope.co.uk/Neotinea%20lactea.html.
- ↑ "Neotinea tridentata subsp. lactea - Milky Orchid". https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/neotinea-tridentata-lactea.php.
- ↑ "Orchis couleur de lait Neotinea lactea". https://www.tela-botanica.org/eflore/?referentiel=bdtfx&module=fiche&action=fiche&num_nom=43931&onglet=synthese.
- Ouvrage collectif sous l'Egide de la Société Français d'Orchidophilie, 1998.: Les Orchidées de France, Belgique et Luxembourg, Collection Parthenope, ISBN 2-9510379-1-0
- Pierre Delforge, 1994.:Guide des orchidées d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Proche-Orient, Delachaux et Niestlé, ISBN 2-603-01323-8
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1466373 entry
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