Three-toothed orchid | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Genus: | Neotinea |
Species: | N. tridentata |
Binomial name | |
Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase |
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Neotinea tridentata (three-toothed orchid) is a species of orchid found in southern Europe from Spain to Turkey and Lebanon; northwards to the Crimea, Poland and Germany. This orchid favors grassy places, woodland, scrub and maquis. It was formerly placed in the genus Orchis as O. tridentata.