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Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich.

Pyramidal orchid (en), Orchis pyramidal (fr), Anacamptis en pyramide (fr), Anacamptide pyramidale (fr), Anacamptide en pyramide (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Anacamptis

Characteristics

An orchid. It is 20-45 cm high. It grows in the soil. The leaves are arranged in a ring at the base of the stem. There are 4-10 leaves. The flower stalk consists of many small flowers 15 mm wide. They form a pyramid shape. The flowers are pink to dark red.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It grows mostly in the warm, dry grassland around the Mediterranean up to 1900 m altitude. In Britain it grows on chalk land. It is resistant to frost but sensitive to drought.
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Grassland, on chalk or limestone and on calcareous dunes, mainly in the southern part of Britain.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

The bulb is eaten cooked as porridge or used in bread. It is also used as powder mixed with milk to make salep.
Uses medicinal
Edible bulbs roots tubers
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown by division.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Anacamptis pyramidalis habit picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis habit picture by lolo P (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis habit picture by Pascal Blondaz (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Anacamptis pyramidalis leaf picture by marisa_10 (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis leaf picture by Stéphanie Renard (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis leaf picture by beurny (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Anacamptis pyramidalis flower picture by Lqh Lqg (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis flower picture by Gerard Garand (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis flower picture by Barry Cornelius (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Anacamptis pyramidalis fruit picture by Annick (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Anacamptis pyramidalis fruit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Anacamptis pyramidalis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:615773-1
WFO ID wfo-0000968551
COL ID 66JD2
BDTFX ID 4321
INPN ID 82288
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orchis bicornis Orchis pyramidalis Anacamptis condensata Anacamptis pyramidalis Anacamptis brachystachys (d'urv.) Anacamptis pyramidalis f. angistiloba Anacamptis pyramidalis f. condensata Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. brachystachys (d'urv.) Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. durandii Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. algarbiensis Anacamptis pyramidalis var. brachystachys (d'urv.) Anacamptis pyramidalis var. albiflora Aceras pyramidalis var. brachystachys (d'urv.) Anacamptis pyramidalis subsp. condensata Anacamptis pyramidalis var. brachystachys (d'urv.) Anacamptis pyramidalis f. tanayensis Anacamptis pyramidalis f. longispica Aceras pyramidale Anacamptis pyramidalis f. apiculata

Lower taxons

Anacamptis pyramidalis var. urvilleana Anacamptis pyramidalis var. pyramidalis
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