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 by de Soó in 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

Lifeform: Perrenial; geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

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 from the lowland up to c. 1500 m altitude.

Flowering period: Early to mid summer: JUN, JUL.

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].

Orchis L. de Soó, R. in 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, pp. 337 -342.

Last update: 18.11.2023.