Fringed hare orchid

(Leporella fimbriata)

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Description

It is a small-sized orchid, which prefers cool weather. It has terrestrial habits with oval tubers that give rise to an erect stem completely wrapped by a few pods and with a single and small sharp blade. It blooms in a terminal, erect, thin inflorescence of 25 cm high, in cluster form with 1 to 3 flowers. This species is often found in close relationship with ants and can benefit from its presence. Flowering occurs in autumn and winter.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Leporella
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