Orchis anatolica, Anatolian Orchid,
סחלב אנטולי
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| | Scientific name: |
| Orchis anatolica Boiss. |
| Common name: |
| Anatolian Orchid |
| Hebrew name: |
| סחלב אנטולי |
| Family: |
| Orchidaceae, סחלביים |
Location: Jerusalem mountains; Date Picture Taken: March 23, 2009
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| | Life form: |
| Geophyte |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, rosette, entire, smooth |
| Flowers: |
| Purple, pink |
| Flowering Period: |
| March, April |
| Habitat: |
| Mediterranean maquis and forest, Batha, Phrygana |
| Distribution: |
| Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Montane vegetation of Mt. Hermon |
| Chorotype: |
| Mediterranean |
| Summer shedding: |
| Ephemeral |
| Protected Flower, צמח מוגן: |
| Yes |
Location: Jerusalem mountains; Date Picture Taken: March 23, 2009
Derivation of the botanical name:
Orchis, ορχιϛ, "testicle" (here, shape of), from the rootform of some species. For that reason, Orchis has been regarded since antiquity as an aphrodisiac.
anatolica, "Anatolia"; of Anatolia, western Turkey.
- The standard author abbreviation Boiss. is used to indicate Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810 – 1885), a Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician.
Location: Jerusalem mountains; Date Picture Taken: March 23, 2009
Location: Jerusalem mountains; Date Picture Taken: March 23, 2009
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