Taxonomy: Fam. Orchidaceae// Genus: Anacamptis// Species: Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich.

Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea Vol. 5 (Tutin et al., 1980).

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 and bushland, on calcareous soils (calcicole).

Lifeform: Perrenial; Geophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Flowering period: Late spring - early summer: MAY, JUN.

Anacamptis pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence with flowers and developing capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence with flowers and developing capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – flowers and flowers and capsules. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – stem with upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 24.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis – stem. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 13.06.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis - habit. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis - inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis - inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis - inflorescence. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis - flowers. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Anacamptis pyramidalis - stem with cauline leaves. Osogovo, hilly region near village of Beli, 31.05.2020. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:615773-1 [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.