Common name:
Man orchid
Family:
Scientific name:
Orchis anthropophora
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations in south and southeast England; most common in East Anglia
Height:
Between 20 and 40 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, scrub and open woodland, on calcareous soils
Flowers:
The three sepals and two upper petals form a tight hood, greenish-yellow with red margins, while the lower petal, yellow/orange to deep red, is divided into a pair of narrow side lobes, and a similar pair of basal lobes, sometimes with a tiny spur in between. The lower petal is around 15 mm long. Flowers, several dozen, are arranged in a dense, elongated cluster
Leaves:
Narrowly ovate to oblanceolate, yellow green, pointed at the tip; at the base and along the lower portion of the stem (sheathing)
Season:
May to June
Rarity:
★★★★★
