You are purchasing a flowering plant of the male urchin from horticultural propagation.



The Ohnhorn (Aceras anthropophorum Syn.: Orchis anthropophora) is the only species of the monotypic genus Aceras. It is one of the sub-Mediterranean representatives of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) in the flora of Central Europe and has recently been included in the genus Orchis. It is one of the more inconspicuous native orchid species.

Description

Height: 20-40cm

Flowers: without spurs, yellow-green bracts that bend together to form a helmet, yellow-green to reddish-brown lip, approx. 10 mm long

Stem: bare, light green, leafy only below

Leaves: only at the base, encircling the stem, new leaves appear in autumn

Occurrence: Rough meadows, sparse mixed deciduous forests, sunny hills, short-grass nutrient-poor lawns, sparse bushes