long-lipped serapias
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long-lipped serapias
Serapias vomeracea
The long-lipped serapias is a beautiful flower with long, unique petals that look like a little lip! It blooms in spring and can be found in sunny places. These flowers are special because they attract bees with their sweet scent.
Habitat: Grasslands
Appearance
The long-lipped serapias has slender stems bearing 3-10 reddish-purple to brownish flowers, each with a distinctive, elongated, tongue-like lip. This prominent labellum, often marked with darker spots or veins, extends from beneath a helmet-shaped hood formed by the fused upper petals, giving it a unique profile.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassLiliopsidaOrderAsparagalesFamilyOrchidaceaeGenusSerapias
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
1/5 · Very low
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Interesting facts
It grows in the sunshine, but its special underground root helps it survive long, dry summers!
Its unique flower shape helps it fool insects into thinking it's a cozy hideaway!
The 'long lip' of its flower can be longer than your thumb, up to 4 cm!
This tricky orchid doesn't offer any sweet nectar to its insect visitors!
Special abilities
Ability
Trap-Door Pollination
long-lipped serapias can briefly trap visiting insects within its helmet-like flower, ensuring they pick up or deposit pollen effectively.
Ability
Deceptive Invitation
long-lipped serapias has nectarless flowers that mimic safe shelters, tricking male bees and beetles into pollinating them.
Ability
Underground Resilience
long-lipped serapias possesses an underground tuber that stores energy, allowing it to survive harsh conditions and resprout.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 15-60 cm
- Spread
- 5-15 cm
- Flower Size
- 2-4 cm
- Bloom Season
- Spring to early summer
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- None
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
pollinates
Ashy Mining Bee
Andrena cineraria
Tricked into pollinating by flower mimicry.
symbiotic with
Soil Fungus
Rhizoctonia solani
Provides vital nutrients to the orchid's roots.
eaten by
Garden Snail
Helix aspersa
Snails sometimes munch on its leaves or flowers.
Traits
Aromatic
Aromatic plants produce and emit fragrant volatile organic compounds, often for defense or to attract pollinators.
Flowering
Flowering plants are any plants that produce flowers as part of their reproductive cycle.
Spring Blooming
Spring blooming plants produce their flowers during the spring season, often signifying the end of winter and the start of new growth.
Fragrant Flower
Fragrant flowers emit a pleasant aroma, often to attract pollinators or for defense.
Colorful
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Grassland
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
Pollinator Magnet
Describes plants that are particularly attractive and beneficial to a wide range of pollinating organisms.
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Safety
Danger
1/5 · Very low
Always look but don't touch flowers in the wild to help them grow.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is long-lipped serapias?
15-60 cm
How wide does long-lipped serapias spread?
5-15 cm
How big are the flowers on long-lipped serapias?
2-4 cm
When does long-lipped serapias bloom?
Spring to early summer
Is long-lipped serapias edible?
No
Is long-lipped serapias toxic?
None
What is long-lipped serapias's lifecycle?
Perennial
How is long-lipped serapias pollinated?
Insect
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