Anacamptis coriophora (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase (syn. Orchis coriophora subsp. fragrans (Pollini) Sudre

Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis coriophora (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980) as Orchis coriophora subsp. fragrans (Pollini) Sudre, FI. Toulous. 187 (1907). The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is  Anacamptis coriophora (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase, Lindleyana 12: 120. 1997

Distribution: Native from Central Europe to East European Russia, the Mediterranean and Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open habitats – grasslands and pastures.

Lifeform: Perrenial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Early summer: JUN.

Anacamptis coriophora – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – inflorescences. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – bracts. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – basal leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis coriophora – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 18.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anacamptis coriophora (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998299-1 [Accessed 23.06.2022].

Anacamptis coriophora. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2010, Kew. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/da872cff-1408-4199-b60b-897df84bb0e0 [Accessed 23.06.2022].

Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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