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Anacamptis morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997

Common names

  • 🇫🇷 Anacamptide bouffon, Orchis bouffon

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Monocots
  • Order: Asparagales
  • Family: Orchidaceae
  • Subfamily: Orchidoideae
  • Tribe: Orchideae
  • Subtribe: Orchidinae
  • Genus: Anacamptis
  • Species: Anacamptis morio

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
  • Red List (Europe): NT Near Threatened

Notes

The color of the flowers typically ranges from pink to purple. The flowers can also be white, but that is less common.

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • A. morio subsp. albanica (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Kreutz, 2007;
  • A. morio subsp. caucasica (K.Koch) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007;
  • A. morio nothosubsp. heraclea (Verg.) F.M.Vázquez, 2021: subsp. morio × subsp. picta;
  • A. morio subsp. morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997, P;
  • A. morio subsp. picta (Loisel.) Jacquet & Scappat., 2003, P;
  • A. morio subsp. syriaca (E.G.Camus) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007.

Hybridizes with:

  • A. coriophora (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × olida (Bréb.) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P;
  • A. fragrans (Pollini) R.M.Bateman, 2003 to produce A. × pauliana (Malinv.) Biagioli, 2024, P;
  • A. laxiflora (Lam.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × alata (Fleury) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P;
  • A. palustris (Jacq.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × genevensis (Chenevard) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P;
  • A. papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × nicodemi (Cirillo ex Ten.) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • A. pyramidalis (L.) Rich., 1817 to produce A. × laniccae (Braun-Blanq.) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P.

Intergeneric hybridization is also possible with:

  • Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó, 1962 to produce × Dactylocamptis arbostii (E.G.Camus) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó, 1962 to produce × Dactylocamptis timbaliana (E.G.Camus) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh., 1965 to produce × Dactylocamptis boudieri (E.G.Camus) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó, 1962 to produce × Dactylocamptis luciae (Royer) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br., 1813 to produce × Gymnanacamptis reserata (Pau) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Neotinea tridentata (Scop.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce × Neotinacamptis huteri (M.Schulze) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Orchis mascula (L.) L., 1755 to produce × Anacamptorchis morioides (Brand) Stace, 2009, P;
  • Orchis pauciflora Ten., 1812 to produce × Anacamptorchis grazianiae (Conrad) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Orchis provincialis Balb. ex Lam. & DC., 1806 to produce × Anacamptorchis lauzensis (Balayer) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Orchis purpurea Huds., 1762 to produce × Anacamptorchis perretii (K.Richt.) B.Bock, 2012, P;
  • Serapias lingua L., 1753 to produce × Serapicamptis capitata (E.G.Camus) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007: subsp. morio, P or × Serapicamptis correvonii (E.G.Camus & A.Camus) J.M.H.Shaw, 2005: subsp. picta, P;
  • Serapias neglecta De Not., 1844 to produce × Serapicamptis bevilacquae (Penz.) J.M.H.Shaw, 2005, P;
  • Serapias vomeracea (Burm.f.) Briq., 1910 to produce × Serapicamptis fontanae (E.G.Camus) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007: subsp. picta, P.

Photographs

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Anacamptis morio - Leaves

Sources

  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ., & Cribb, P. (2020). Orchidées d’Europe et de Méditerranée (p. 377). Biotope.

  • Rankou, H. (2011). Anacamptis morio (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/176030/7178502

  • Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 164). Biotope.