Orchis provincialis

Balb. ex Lam. & DC.

Provence orchid

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What to Eat

Edible parts: Bulb

Where to Find It

It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows from sea level to 1,750 m above sea level.

Albania, Bulgaria, Caucasus, Crete, Europe, France, Greece, Italy, Mediterranean, Portugal, Sicily, Spain, Turkey, Türkiye,

Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine

How to Identify

An orchid. It grows 20-40 cm tall. There are 4-5 leaves at the base. These are oblong to sword shaped. The are 8 cm long and arranged in a ring. They are green with purple-brown spots. The flowering shoots have 5 to 30 small flowers. These can be yellow or pink.