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Orchis purpurea Huds.

Protologue Fl. Angl. (Hudson) 334. 1762BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamarice. 10 May 03. 032.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamarice. 10 May 03. 032.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino R. val. 6 May 03. 088.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino R. val. 6 May 03. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 023.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 033.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 034.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino R. val. 6 May 03. 089.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. N of Bussi on SS 17, Tirino R. val. 6 May 03. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 032.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 025.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Hillside above Popoli. 6 May 03. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 108.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ris. Torino di Sangro. 5 May 03. 108.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ortona, ca. Canadian Cemetery. 5 May 03. 032.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ortona, ca. Canadian Cemetery. 5 May 03. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ortona, ca. Canadian Cemetery. 5 May 03. 033.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ortona, ca. Canadian Cemetery. 5 May 03. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ortona, ca. Canadian Cemetery. 5 May 03. 031.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Ortona, ca. Canadian Cemetery. 5 May 03. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 031.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 031.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 033.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 033.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 034.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 034.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 027.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 027.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 030.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 030.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 023.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 023.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 024.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 024.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamarice. 10 May 02.  036.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamarice. 10 May 02. 036.jpg

By Sharon R. Christoph

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 026.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 026.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 032.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 032.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 028.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 028.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 029.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 029.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 025.jpg

Orchis purpurea--Italy. Abruzzo. Eremi di San Bartolome, Roccamorice 10 May 02. 025.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to Albania, Algeria, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Krym, Netherlands, North Caucasus, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sardegna, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 4 occurrences across 1 country.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

May 6, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 5, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

May 10, 2003

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

No collectors specified

Davidson C., Christoph S.R. s.n.

May 10, 2002

Location

Italy, Abruzzo (Torino di Sangro)

42.226111, 14.553611

Location Remarks

Riserva Naturale Torino di Sangro. Strada Communale Lentisco.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Family

Orchidaceae

Genus

Orchis

Specific Epithet

purpurea

Authorship

Huds.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.5

Global rank

#105,642 of 335,497

Top 32%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →