Anacamptis papilionacea

Anacamptis papilionacea, (formerly Orchis papilionacea), commonly known as the pink butterfly orchid, is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae.

Pink Butterfly Orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Anacamptis
Species:	A. papilionacea
Binomial name
Anacamptis papilionacea (L.) R.M. Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase
Synonyms
Orchis papilionacea L. (1759) (basionym) Vermeulenia papilionacea (L.) Á. Löve & D. Löve (1972) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. bruhnsiana (Gruner) Szlach. (2001) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. grandiflora (Boiss.) Szlach. (2001) Vermeulenia papilionacea var. heroica (E.D.Clarke) Szlach. (2001)

Distribution and habitat

The species is found in Southern Europe and Northern Africa (Spain, Turkey, Serbia, Cyprus, Lebanon, Aegean Islands, ...), and favors dry and stony ground.^[1]: 510