Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Anacamptis pyramidalis ( L.) L. C. M. Richard
Family : ORCHIDACEAE
Genus : Anacamptis
Catalan common name : Barreret.
Spanish common name : Orquídea piramidal.
Province distribution : Alicante. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Gerona. Lérida. Tarragona. Valencia.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
General distribution : Some regions
Flowering time : May. June. July.
Life-forms : Geophyte.
Habitat : Herbaceous communities. Garriques and pine woods.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : This is one of the easiest orchids to find, because it is quite frequent and because it is very visible, since at the top of a stalk there is a cone-shaped inflorescence, full of flowers with a central petal with three lobules of more or less the same size and a long, downward- pointing spur sticking out. It flowers in spring.
