Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramids Dog Wurz ( Anacamptis pyramidalis )
The pyramids Dog Wurz ( Anacamptis pyramidalis ), also known as Pyramidal, Pyramidal orchid, comb -leaved helleborine or pyramid, belonging to the genus dog Wurzen ( Anacamptis ) in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae).
To draw attention to the merits particular protection of this kind, the pyramids Dog Wurz was selected by the Working Group Native orchids orchid of the year 1990.
Description
Habitus and sheets
The pyramids Dog Wurz is a perennial, deciduous, herbaceous plant growing, reaches the heights of growth of about 20 to 40 cm. This Geophyt forms two underground, oblong- ovate tubers as Überdauerungsorgan. From the daughter tuber develops a rosette of leaves in the fall.
Inflorescence and flowers
The dense and rich flowering inflorescence is longer in pollination. The density here is down slightly decreasing from above. The flowers are bright light red to dark purple. Especially the strong purple color can be photographically hardly play.
Bloom time is from May to July.
Ecology
As pollinators day and nocturnal butterflies come into consideration. According to Darwin (1862 ) is a pollinator wrapped the first saddle-shaped adhesive wafer to the trunk and then the Pollinienstielchen costs by 90 degrees from. You then have until the correct position to take on the two opposite scars parts when visiting another flower. Since no nectar is produced in the spur, there is a Nektartäuschblüte.
The above-average fruit set and the different position of the seed pods on stem confirm the allogamy. The capsules are erect and sessile.
Dissemination
As the site preferably the lime-loving plant dry to exchange fresh skimmed grass and sparse forests.
The pyramids Dog Wurz is a light plant, a heat pointer Trockniszeiger and bases and Kalkzeiger with oceanic spreading. She is a Verbandscharakterart subozeanischer semi-dry grasslands ( Mesobromion ).
Varieties
- Anacamptis pyramidalis var sanguinea ( Druce ) Kreutz
- Anacamptis pyramidalis var tanayensis Chenevard
- Anacamptis pyramidalis var urvilleana ( divan & Caruana ) Kreutz
Name
The botanical name is derived from the Greek word ανακάμτειν anakamptein = bend (due to the bent-over lateral leaves of perigone or because of the bent anthers ( anthers ) ) and the Latin word pyramidalis = pyramidal, pyramidal together. Through a revision of orchid species for genetic characteristics by Bateman in 1997 was from the monotypic type Anacamptis pyramidalis a genus with several species. To distinguish the German generic name " dog Wurzen " this kind is called pyramids Dog Wurz literal translation of the Art epithet after common in German-speaking name.