Widespread in the Mediterranean region.
A strikingly handsome orchid of scrub and garigue.
Top 2 photographs: Gargano peninsula, E Italy, 2002.
© Paul Hackney.
Upper middle photograph: Gargano peninsula, E Italy, 2002.
© Alan Hill.
Lower middle photograph: Andalucia, S Spain 1992.
© Alan Hill.
Bottom photograph: Near Almeria, S Spain 2005.
© John Page.
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