Pyramidal Orchid
Pyramidal Orchid - Anacamptis pyramidalis
Description
The purple-pink flowers are small and clustered in a dense spike. Each flower has a long spur.
Designation
Indicator Species - Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Grass banks, short turf, dunes etc.
When to see it
June to August.
UK Status
Perennial
VC55 Status
Widespread but occasional in most of England, mainly coastal in the rest of Britain.
Further Information
Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 4 of the 617 tetrads.
Richard Jeffery
Croft Hill Nature Trail
23 June 2015
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks
02 July 2015
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks Quarry
08 July 2016
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks Quarry
08 July 2016
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks Quarry
08 July 2016
Peter Smith
Markfield Road Ratby
19 June 2011
David Nicholls
Bloody Oaks
02 July 2015
David Gray
Bloody Oaks Quarry LRWT
26 June 2016
Var.albiflora
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