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Anacamptis papilionacea

butterfly orchid

Synonyms
Orchis papilionacea
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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