Nederlands: Harlekijn
Español: Satirión
Français: Orchis bouffon
Deutsch: Kleines Knabenkraut - Salepknabenkraut - Zonzelle
Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Flowering time: April-June (February in France)
Height: 0,08-0,40cm
Altitude: to 1800m
Colour: purple tot purplish-violet, reddish, pink or whitish
Leaves: unspotted
Habitat: sand dunes, grassy meadows, limestone quarries
Distribution: throughout Europe, except the far north
Synonym: Orchis morio
Note: Rapidly decreasing in a number of countries. In the Netherlands the Green-winged orchid is on the Red List and classified as seriously threatened. In the past grasslands turned purple for example near Bergen. In the Eiffel in Germany it still froms substantial colonies and in Great Britain it is locally common in some parts of Scotland.
Related key words: Maasvlakte Rotterdam, Heemtuin Tenellaplas Rockanje, Nederlandse Rode Lijst, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Alanos (Ansó), Escuaín (Puértolas), Monte Turbón (Campo), Picos de Europa, Puerto de Piedraslenguas
