Serapias neglecta, De Not., 1844

D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 325-350 : 343

2. S. neglecta De Not. ,

Repert. FI. Ligust. 423 (1844).

Tubers 2, sessile, ovoid to globose. Stem 10-30 cm, with green, unspotted basal sheaths. Spike short, dense, 2- to 8-flowered; bracts equalling or slightly exceeding flowers, green, often tinged with purple. Flowers 25-40 mm; outer perianth-segments ovatelanceolate, acuminate, concave, free at apex, lilac; inner lateral slightly shorter than the outer. Labellum c. 3 times as long as the other segments, with two dark purple parallel ridges at base; lateral lobes rounded, red or purplish, partly hidden by galea; epichile as wide as hypochile, cordate, acuminate, hairy, pale to deep yellow, rarely orange.

Damp grassland, on sandy soils, usually coastal.

C. Mediterranean region. Co Ga Gr It Ju Sa?Si.