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orchid
Yellow flowers of a cymbidium orchid (Cymbidium species).
Orchis is a genus of approximately 20 species of terrestrial orchids that are native to Eurasia and northern Africa.1
Specific species within this genus have varying distributions across these regions. For example, the common man orchid (Orchis anthropophora) is native to the grasslands of Great Britain, as well as broader Eurasia and northern Africa. Other species, such as the naked man orchid, are native to the Mediterranean region.2