Anacamptis pyramidalis is practically present on the whole French territory. At the beginning of summer, it often makes large colonies in meadows.

Its red-violet spike, conical at blooming, is quite distinctive. Flowers are numerous, close to each other showing a three-lobed lip and bearing some small lamellum-shaped excrescences at base. These lamellae are useful in guiding the proboscis of pollinating butterflies.

Flowering season from May to July.

It exists also the variety tanayensis with a darker red colour and growing in altitude.

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