222 FLOWERING PLANTS OF THE RIVIERA 



Wet meadows and marshes. May-June. Sometimes in large quantity, as 

 in the Ceinturon meadows near Hyeres. 



O. pyramidal is L. = Anacamptis pyramidalis Rich. Pyramidal 

 Orchis. Plant 1-2 ft. high. Leaves lanceolate, narrow and pointed. Flowers 

 in a very dense ovoid or conical spike, bright rose, rather small and often strongly 

 scented. Spur very slender, longer than ovary. Petals conniving over the 

 column. Lip broad, 3-lobed, the lobes usually equal. 



Dry slopes and borders of woods, chiefly on the lower limestone hills. May- 

 June. 



O. sambucina L. Tubers lobed. Stem thick. Leaves oblong, not 

 spotted. Bracts longer than the flowers, which are straw-coloured (or reddish- 

 purple in var. purpurea K. = O. incarnata Willd.) in a dense spike. Lips 

 obscurely 3-lobed, convex, crenate. Spur large, pendent, cylindrical, as long 

 as the ovary. 



Mountain pastures (including the N. of the Var) from a height of about 600 

 m. April-June. Both have also been lately seen in the Foret de Sainte-Baume. 



0. maculata L. Spotted Orchis. Tubers lobed and almost palmate. 

 Leaves oblong, spotted. Bracts shorter than the flowers, which are pale lilac 

 or white spotted with purple, in a dense conical head. Lip with 3 lobes the 

 centre one very small. Spur pendent, rather shorter than the ovary. Stem not 

 hollow. 



Damp woods and meadows, rare on the littoral, but common in the mountains 

 and in the Chestnut zone. May-June. Esterel, Bagnols, Montrieux, Ampus, 

 Pierrefew, etc. 



O. latifolia L. Broad-leaved Marsh Orchis. Tubers digitate with almost 

 parallel lobes. Stem hollow. Stem robust. Leaves oblong, broad, often 

 spotted. Bracts longer than the flowers, often purplish. Lip 3-lobed, the 

 middle one very small. Spur large, pendent, sub-conical, almost as long as 

 ovary. Flowers wine-red spotted with purple, in a dense oval or oblong 

 spike. 



Damp meadows and marshes. May-June. 



O. incarnata L. Closely allied to the last. Tubers with spreading lobes. 

 Leaves narrower, lanceolate, not spotted. Flowers paler, rose or flesh coloured, 

 spotted with purple. 



Damp meadows and marshes, rare. May-July. Found by Albert in the 

 meadows of Fontigon near Ampus, and by Raine in the Ceinturon marshes near 

 Hyeres. 



HERMINIUM R. Br. 



H. Monorchis Br. Musk Orchis. This tiny green Orchis without any 

 spur is rare in the Maritime Alps. We once found it among moss in the chest- 

 nut grove near S. Dalmazzo di Tenda, at about 2300 ft. 



QYMNADENIA R. Br. 



Q. conopsea R. Br. Sweet-scented Orchis. Tubers palmately 

 divided. Stem leafy 12-18 in. high. Leaves lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, 

 sheathing. Bracts 3-nerved, about as long as ovary. Flowers numerous, in a 

 dense cylindrical spike, usually rose coloured, or various shades of purplish-pink, 

 rarely white, with slight scent of vanilla. Lip 3-lobed, the lobes nearly alike, 

 obtuse or the middle one acute. Spur filiform, bent downwards, sometimes 

 twice length of ovary. 



Grassy slopes and mountain woods. May, June. 



HABENARIA Willd. 



H. bifolia Br. = Platan thera bifolia Rich. Butterfly Orchis. Tubers 

 entire. Stem 12-18 in. with 2 large broadly ovate to oblong leaves at 

 the base. Flowers yellowish-white, sweet-scented, rather large, in a loose 

 spike 3-5 in. long, and with lanceolate bracts about length of ovary. Two 



