Serapias parviflora   Small-flowered Tongue Orchid

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Serapias can be difficult to separate in the field but this one has such a small lip that it is much more easily identified than the others.

Taxonomy: Most authorities accept that the correct and accepted name for this plant is Serapias parviflora Parl.

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Serapias parviflora Small-flowered Tongue Orchid

Wet hillside near Monte Sacro 21st April 2009

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Serapias parviflora

Wet hillside near Monte Sacro 21st April 2009

Added on January 27th 2010, updated 7th February 2012

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