Common name:
Pyramidal orchid
Family:
Scientific name:
Anacamptis pyramidalis
Main flower color:
Range:
England and Wales; most common in the southeast
Height:
Up to 30 cm
Habitat:
Dry grassland, on sandy or calcareous soils
Flowers:
Uniformly pink, lacking markings; three equal-size sepals, the upper forming a hood in combination with the upper two petals, and a lower petal divided into three equally-sized lobes, oblong in shape. The unlobed portion of the lower petal is flanked by two ridges, while at its base is a narrow spur, up to 12 mm long. Flowers form in a dense, conical to egg-shaped cluster
Leaves:
Narrowly lanceolate, greyish-green, hairless, unspotted, sheathing at the base, angled upwards, close to the stem
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
