Flores de los Caminos a Santiago

Stimulate the interest in the flora of Spain and Portugal

Orchis militaris

Monocotyledonae

Orchis militaris

Popular names

Spanish: Orquídea de soldado

English: Military orchid

Dutch: Soldaatje

Portuguese: orquídea militar

French: Orchis militaire

German: Helm-Knabenkraut

Identification: Sure
Camino: Camino Castillano-Aragonés
Found between: Pinilla de los Barruecos - Mamolar
Province: Burgos
Plant size: 2-4 dm
Flowering months: 4-7
Ecology: On chalk in grassland, scrub, woodland glades

Distribution map