Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis morio (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 morio L. The accepted name in the Euro+Med PlantBase (source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, 2010) is Anacamptis morio (L.) R. M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M. W. Chase.

Distribution: Native to Europe, the Mediterranean to Iran according to the Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Habitat: Found in open habitats – grassland, bushland, clearings of forests.

Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Spring: APR, MAY.

   Anacamptis morio – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – habit in habitat. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – basal leaves and stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
   Anacamptis morio – basal leaves and stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of "Golema" and "Orizarska" rivers, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – habit in habitat. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis morio – lower part of plant- basal leaves and stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 03.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:998308-1 [Accessed 14.10.2021].

Anacamptis morio. The Euro+Med PlantBase. Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/PTaxonDetail.asp?NameId=51803&PTRefFk=8000000 [Accessed 14.10.2021].

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.