Neotinea maculata

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| name = Dense-flowered orchid

| image = Neotinea maculata (Sardinia).jpg

| genus = Neotinea

| species = maculata

| authority = (Desf.) Stearn, 1974

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Neotinea maculata, the dense-flowered orchid, is an orchid native to Asia Minor and parts of Europe and North Africa.

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Image:Neotinea maculata (as Aceras secundiflorum) - Edwards vol 18 pl 1525 (1832).jpg

Description

The leaves are oblong, 5 cm in length, and form a basal rosette which develops from round underground nodules that are up to 6 cm in diameter. Stems emerge vertically from the rosette and are covered for a third of their length with a light green bract. The flowering period is from April to June, during which an inflorescence of small white to pink flowers is produced.

References

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  • Bateman R.M., 2003 Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 2003; 142(1): 1-40.
  • Delforge P., 2001 Guide des orchidées D'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Proche-Orient, 2° ed, Lausanne, Delachaux et Niestlé {{ISBN|2-603-01228-2}}