Serapias lingua
From LSJ
Ὑπὸ γὰρ λόγων ὁ νοῦς μετεωρίζεται ἐπαίρεταί τ' ἄνθρωπος → Borne up by words, the mind soars aloft, and we reach the heights (Aristophanes, Birds 1447f.)
Wikipedia EN
Serapias lingua, commonly known as tongue-orchid or the tongue Serapias, is a species of orchid native to the Mediterranean. Serapias lingua can be found in damp meadows and open fields of Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Yugoslavia, Albania, Greece and all the Mediterranean islands west of Crete and in western North Africa. Serapias lingua flowers in spring to early summer with 2.5 cm flowers and then they go dormant in mid and late summer.
Wikipedia EN
Der Einschwielige Zungenstendel (Serapias lingua) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Orchideen (Orchidaceae).
