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Orchis mascula

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Orchis mascula

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Also known as early purple orchid, early-purple orchid

species of plant

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Orchis mascula is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It belongs to the genus Orchis and is classified within the order Asparagales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The organism is part of the kingdom Plantae. Common names for this taxon include Early Purple Orchid, Männliches Knabenkraut, Tyndakset Gøgeurt, and Orchidea maschili. It is also referred to by the common name salep.

The species has been assessed by the IUCN Red List as Least Concern, with the assessment recorded in 2011. Occurrence records are held by institutions such as NHA and CAS. These records document the presence of the plant in Russia, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Slovakia. The taxon is associated with 268,039 occurrences and 4,212 records, including 2,826 media items.

Synthesized by Vinony from 29 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, Gbif Occ, IUCN Red List, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia
Observations recorded268,039

Common Name: salep

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4,212
With media
2,826
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
NHA, CAS
Recorded in
Russia, France, Spain, Switzerland, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Sweden, Italy
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Orchis
Image
Orchis mascula inflorescence - Keila.jpg
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taxon name
Orchis mascula
Commons category
Orchis mascula
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=25895
Commons gallery
Orchis mascula
taxon common name
Early-purple Orchid
short name
O. mascula
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Encyclopedic overview

Orchis mascula, the early-purple orchid, early spring orchis, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

Description

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