Lizard Orchid

Himantoglossum hircinum

(L.) Spreng. Species

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Botanical name
Himantoglossum hircinum
Also known as
Lizard Orchid
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Himantoglossum
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Lizard Orchid

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Himantoglossum hircinum but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Aceras hircinum Aceras hircinum var. calamistratum Aceras hircinum var. divergens Aceras hircinum var. forcipula Aceras hircinum var. platyglossum Aceras hircinum var. thuringiacum Himantoglossum hircinum f. acutum Himantoglossum hircinum f. brevibracteatum Himantoglossum hircinum f. brevilaciniatum Himantoglossum hircinum f. calamistratum Himantoglossum hircinum f. coloriglossum Himantoglossum hircinum f. comosum Himantoglossum hircinum f. divergens Himantoglossum hircinum f. forcipula Himantoglossum hircinum f. latisectum Himantoglossum hircinum f. laxiflorum Himantoglossum hircinum f. longelaciniatum Himantoglossum hircinum f. purpureum Himantoglossum hircinum f. thuringiacum Himantoglossum hircinum lus. albidum Himantoglossum hircinum lus. inodorum Himantoglossum hircinum lus. viridans Himantoglossum hircinum var. aestivalis Himantoglossum hircinum var. altum Himantoglossum hircinum var. bracteatum Himantoglossum hircinum var. comosum Himantoglossum hircinum var. confusum Himantoglossum hircinum var. hircinum Himantoglossum hircinum var. hirsutum Himantoglossum hircinum var. minusculum Himantoglossum hircinum var. obtusum Himantoglossum hircinum var. pendulum Himantoglossum hircinum var. praealtum Himantoglossum hircinum var. pullum Himantoglossum hircinum var. viride Loroglossum hircinum Loroglossum hircinum f. calamistratum Loroglossum hircinum f. divergens Loroglossum hircinum f. forcipula Loroglossum hircinum var. minor Loroglossum hircinum var. platyglossum Loroglossum hircinum var. thuringiacum Orchis hircina Satyrium hircinum

Others in Himantoglossum

Himantoglossum adriaticum
Himantoglossum calcaratum
Himantoglossum caprinum
Himantoglossum comperianum
Himantoglossum formosum
Himantoglossum ladikense
Himantoglossum robertianum
Himantoglossum samariense

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