Serapias cordigera   Heart-flowered Serapias

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On a wet day in the hills we found various Serapias species and this one with its distinctive heart shaped labellum was fairly easy to identify.

Taxonomy: All authorities agree that the correct, accepted name for this species is Serapias cordigera L.

Serapias cordigera

Serapias cordigera Heart-flowered Serapias

Hillside near Peschici, Gargano, Italy 24th April 2009

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Serapias cordigera

Hillside near Peschici, Gargano, Italy 24th April 2009

Added on January 26th 2009, updated 7th Fenruary 2012

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