Wildflowers of Europe
Limodorum abortivum
| Family : | ORCHIDACEAE (Orchid Family) |
| Common Name (UK) : | Violet Limodore |
| Common Name (DE) : | Violetter Dingel |
| Common Name (FR) : | Limodore à feuilles avortées |
| Habitat : | Forests, on the roots of trees |
| Remarks : | Protected Species in the Oise department. Underground ,the species forms a thick rhizome with numorous ,strong roots tangled together like a nest. The plant does not appear above the ground until after 8-10 years of underground existance. |
| First appearing : | May |
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