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Anacamptis pyramidalis
This hardy plant reaches on average 10 - 25 cm of height, with a max of 60 cm. The stem is erect and unbranched. The basal leaves are linear-lanceolate with parallel venation, up to 25 cm long, the cauline ones are shorter and barely visible on the stem. The arrangement of hermaphroditic flowers in a compact pyramidal shape is very distinctive and gives the orchid its common name. The colour of the flower varies from pink to purple, or rarely white, and the scent is described as "foxy". The flowers have six tepals, being three small sepals and three petals.
It 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.
The scientific name Anacamptis derives from Greek ανακάμτειν meaning 'bend forward', while the Latin name pyramidalis refers to the pyramidal form of the inflorescence.
Spotted on May 9, 2013
Submitted on May 9, 2013
5 Comments
:D do mirovine sve bude objavljeno...
dobro da si napisala neobjavljenoj, ja vec kopala po tvojim objavljenim pronalascima ;)
nema to veze, još ona ima vremena biti piramidalna:) izgled cvijeta je važan, imam ju u svojoj kolekciji (neobjavljenoj)...
ma i meni se cinila, ali je malo krnja ;)
jest, A. pyramidalis