Limodorum abortivum

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Violet Limodore

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Neottieae
Subtribe: Limodorinae
Genus: Limodorum
Boehm. (1760)
Species: L. abortivum
Binomial name
Limodorum abortivum
(L.) Sw. (1799)

Limodorum abortivum, commonly Violet Limodore, is a species of myco-heterotrophic, achlorophyllous orchid and the only member of genus Limodorum. It is native to Europe, especially the Mediterranean area.