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Anacamptis papilionacea
Also called Pink Butterfly Orchid
Anacamptis papilionacea, (formerly Orchis papilionacea), commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae.
The species is found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa (Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Aegean Islands, ...), and favors dry and stony ground.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Anacamptis papilionacea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
