Orchis pallens
Orchis pallens
Solgun salep
Plant 20-40 cm. Stem stout, with 4-6 broadly lanceolate or oblong, obtuse, unspotted leaves near base to 12 x 4 cm, upper leaves sheathing. Spike oblong, dense. Bracts yellowish-green, slightly exceeding ovary. Flowers pale yellow. Lateral sepals spreading to reflexed. Labellum roundish-ovate, ± flat, c.6-8 mm diam., unmarked, ± 3-lobed or entire, usually slightly emarginate in front. Spur robust, cylindrical, slightly ascending, as long as ovary. Fl. 5. Montane to subalpine meadows and forest glades, 1000-2400 m.
Europe, Caucasia. Euro-Sib. element?
