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Limodorum abortivum, also known as Violet Limodore or Violet bird's-nest orchid, is a species of myco-heterotrophic, achlorophyllous orchid and is native to mainland Europe, western Asia and the Mediterranean area. [1]

Limodorum abortivum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Limodorum
Species:	L. abortivum
Binomial name
Limodorum abortivum (L.) Sw. (1799)

It is a rhizomatous herbaceous plant growing to 85 cm, with an inflorescence of 10-20 violet flowers produced from April to June. The leaves are reduced to scales and, although Limodorum contains photosynthetic pigments, these are insufficient to support the nutrition of the adult plant which is believed to rely entirely on a mycoheterotrophic or parasitic relationship with fungi, primarily of the family Russulaceae. Seeds are among the largest produced by orchids and seedlings develop very slowly, remaining entirely below ground for 8–10 years before flowering.

Typical Mediterranean habitat is open woodland of evergreen oak, pine and chestnut on alkaline soil from sea level to 1,300 metres.

References

External links

• Media related to Limodorum abortivum at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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- [en] Limodorum abortivum

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[es] Limodorum abortivum

Limodorum abortivum es una planta de la familia de las orquidáceas.

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[it] Limodorum abortivum

Il fior di legna (Limodorum abortivum (L.) Sw., 1799) è una pianta appartenente alla famiglia delle Orchidacee.[1]

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[ru] Лимодорум недоразвитый

Лимодорум недоразвитый (лат. Limodorum abortivum) — вид растений рода Лимодорум (Limodorum) семейства Орхидные (Orchidaceae).

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