| Orchis anthropophora | |
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| Flowers | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Orchis |
| Species: | O. anthropophora
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| Binomial name | |
| Orchis anthropophora | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Orchis anthropophora (formerly Aceras anthropophorum), the man orchid,[2] is a European species of orchid whose flowers resemble a human figure. The head is formed by the petals and sepals, and the suspended torso and limbs by the lobes of the labellum. It usually grows in calcareous grassland.
- ^ "Orchis anthropophora". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-06-30.
- ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.