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Anacamptis morio
green-winged orchid
Other common names
crake feetfool orchid
see moregandergoose
gandergosses
goose and goslings
green-veined orchid
nuns
salep orchid
Synonyms
Orchis champagneuxiiOrchis morio
Botanical details
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- No
- Genus
Anacamptis
- Genus description
Anacamptis are slender terrestrial orchids with rounded tubers and a rosette of lance-shaped basal leaves, the erect stem bearing smaller and narrower leaves and a loose, or dense, terminal raceme of spurred flowers in early summer
- Name status
Correct
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