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Pyramidal Orchid, crvena vratiželja

Anacamptis pyramidalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Bearing a dense cone-shaped spike of purplish-pink flowers with a long curved spur.

Habitat:

A chalk-loving orchid, on coastal meadow, exposed to sun

Notes:

This orchid is native to southwestern Eurasia, from western Europe through the Mediterranean region eastwards to Iran. In Germany, it is rare and was declared Orchid of the Year in 1990 to heighten awareness of this plant

Reference Links:

Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis - Overview, Anacamptis pyramidalis

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PublishedMay 26, 2013

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