''Himantoglossum caprinum'' is a species of

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native to southeastern

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and the

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Himantoglossum caprinum''
/ref>Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, ''Himantoglossum caprinum ''subsp''. rumelicum''
/ref> Two subspecies are recognized: *''Himantoglossum caprinum ''subsp''. caprinum'' - Crete and other Greek Islands, Crimea, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Israel, Bulgaria *''Himantoglossum caprinum ''subsp''. rumelicum'' H.Baumann & R.Lorenz - Czech Republic, Croatia, Montenegro, Greece, Crimea, North Caucasus, Turkey, Palestine, Israel

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* * caprinum Orchids of Europe Flora of Lebanon Flora of Turkey Flora of Palestine (region) Flora of Iran Flora of Iraq {{Orchidoideae-stub