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Orchids [genus]

Orchis

Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as: Bulb, Orchid

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Orchis is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. The name is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis), meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.

Other Orchis plants

Orchis adenocheila · Anatolian orchid · Man orchid · Branciforti's orchid · Orchis canariensis · Galilee Orchid · Naked Man Orchid · Early Purple Orchid · Military orchid · Pale orchid · Orchis patens · Provence orchid

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Orchis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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