lizard orchid

(Plants) a European orchid, Himantoglossum hircinum, rare in Britain, having a spike of grey-green flowers smelling of goats

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lizard orchid - an orchid of the genus Himantoglossum

Himantoglossum hircinum

orchid, orchidaceous plant - any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors

genus Himantoglossum, Himantoglossum - small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Mediterranean region

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The pink flowers of the military orchid resemble small soldiers and, as befits its name, the lizard orchid appears to have small reptiles protruding from its flower spike.

Nature's ace imitators; The wet summer may have proved disastrous for many commercial crops but the heavy rain has provided a pick-up to the supermodels of British flora. Liam Creedon reports

The lizard orchid (Burnettia cuneata) is a leafless terrestrial orchid that is rarely seen above ground.

Desire for fire: how is it that the devastation of a wildfire can also trigger the flowering of a beguilingly beautiful orchid?

It's got lizard orchids, larks and lizards and there's a hen harrier by the ninth.

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