Orchis punctulata

Orchis punctulata, the small-dotted orchis, is a species of orchid. It is native to southeastern Europe (Greece, the part of Turkey in Europe known as East Thrace, and possibly Bulgaria), Crimea in eastern Europe, western Asia (Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, israel, Palestine, and Turkey), and both the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia.^[1]

Small-dotted orchis
Flower of Orchis punctulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Orchis
Species:	O. punctulata
Binomial name
Orchis punctulata Steven ex Lindl.
Synonyms
Orchis steveniana Comper. ex Lév. Orchis sepulchralis Boiss. & Heldr. Orchis schelkownikowii Woronow Orchis punctulata ssp. sepulchralis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Soó Aceras fragrans Kotschy ex Soó Orchis punctulata ssp. schelkownikowii (Woronow) Soó Orchis punctulata var. sepulchralis (Boiss. & Heldr.) Kreutz