Orchis papilionacea

Orchis papilionacea - Pink Butterfly Orchid - Orquídea mariposa
English: Pink Butterfly Orchid - Mediterranean Butterfly Orchid
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Español: Orquídea mariposa
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Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family
Flowering time: March-May
Height: 25-40cm
Altitude: to 1500m
Colour: pink
Habitat: grassy open places, scrub, maquis, garrigue, low mountains
Distribution: throughout mediterranean Europe (comprising several subspecies)
Notes: often growing in large colonies
Synonym: Anacamptis papilionacea






Related key words: Alpujarras, finca, Sierra de Huétor, Granada, Andalucía, Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Picos de Europa