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Violet Bird's-nest

Limodorum abortivum

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Where it is recorded

Records by month in France.January 0, February 0, March 42, April 595, May 1,052, June 180, July 9, August 3, September 1, October 1, November 0, December 0.
France1,883
Italy1,106
Spain901
Occitanie788
Ukraine667
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur606
Autonomous Republic of Crimea498
Nord-Ovest442
Austria399
Cataluña/Catalunya311

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
GenusLimodorum

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