Mediterranean Butterfly Orchid
Height: 15-40cm
Colour: Pink, White
Flowering: February to May
Soil type: Limestone

These showy blooms are easily recognised. The main colour is pink which can be very garish with varying amounts of white. The lower petal is broad and distinctive. It may form clusters which help to make it visible.

They can grow in a mixture of areas including pastures, garrigue and open woodland up to an altitude of 1800m in alkaline soils and frequently in limestone. Iberia and Mediterranean region.

Synonyms: Anacamptis papilionacea, Orchis rubra,Orchis decipiens, Orchis expansa 

These images of orchids were taken in Southern Spain, many terrestrial species are widespread from the Iberian peninsular eastwards through the Mediterranean region.

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