Anacamptis pyramidalis (L.) Rich., 1817
Common names
- 🇬🇧 Pyramidal Orchid
- 🇫🇷 Anacamptide pyramidale, Orchis pyramidal, Anacamptide en pyramide
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Clade: Tracheophytes
- Clade: Angiosperms
- Clade: Monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Orchidaceae
- Subfamily: Orchidoideae
- Tribe: Orchideae
- Subtribe: Orchidinae
- Genus: Anacamptis
- Species: Anacamptis pyramidalis
Presence
Present.
Conservation status
- Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern
- Red List (Europe): LC Least Concern
Notes
The color of the flowers typically ranges from pale pink to deep pink. The flowers can also be white, but that is very rare.
The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:
- A. pyramidalis var. brachystachys (d´Urv.) Boiss., 1884;
- A. pyramidalis var. cerigensis P.Delforge, 2010;
- A. pyramidalis var. dunensis Londo, Kreutz & Slings, 2016;
- A. pyramidalis var. nivea P.Delforge, 2000;
- A. pyramidalis var. orientalis Kreutz, 2011;
- A. pyramidalis var. purpuralis Lachmair, 2019;
- A. pyramidalis var. pyramidalis (L.) Rich., 1817, P;
- A. pyramidalis var. sanguinea (Druce) Kreutz, 2003;
- A. pyramidalis var. serotina (Presser) Kreutz, 2011;
- A. pyramidalis var. tanayensis Chenevard, 1897, P;
- A. pyramidalis var. urvilleana (Sommier & Caruana) Schltr., 1926.
Hybridizes with:
- A. coriophora (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × simorrensis (E.G.Camus) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P;
- A. laxiflora (Lam.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × larzacensis (H.Kurze & O.Kurze) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P;
- A. morio (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × laniccae (Braun-Blanq.) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P;
- A. palustris (Jacq.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × duquesneyi (Rchb.f.) J.M.H.Shaw, 2011, P;
- A. papilionacea (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce A. × vanlookenii (C.Bernard & G.Fabre) H.Kretzschmar, Eccarius & H.Dietr., 2007, P.
Intergeneric hybridization is also possible with:
- Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó, 1962 to produce × Dactylocamptis weberi (M.Schulze) Soó, 1966, P;
- Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R.Br., 1813 to produce × Gymnanacamptis anacamptis (F.Wilms) Asch. & Graebn., 1907, P;
- Neotinea ustulata (L.) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997 to produce × Neotinacamptis durandii (Bréb.) B.Bock, 2012, P;
- Serapias lingua L., 1753 to produce × Serapicamptis forbesii Godfery, 1921, P;
- Serapias vomeracea (Burm.f.) Briq., 1910 to produce × Serapicamptis traverseriana S.Baumann, 2011, P.
Photographs
Sources
Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ., & Cribb, P. (2020). Orchidées d’Europe et de Méditerranée (p. 364). Biotope.
Rankou, H. (2011). Anacamptis pyramidalis (Europe assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, 2011. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175924/7144790
Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 163). Biotope.