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Orchis papilionacea

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Common name

Pink Butterfly Orchid

Scientific name

Orchis papilionacea L.

Conservation status and threats

PROTECTED species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

Herbaceous perennial plant up to 40 cm high. The labellum is entire (not three-lobed). Flowering April-May [Delipavlov et al., 2003].

Distribution in Bulgaria

Map of distribution in Bulgaria of Orchis papilionacea by floristic regions:

Between 0 and 1000 m altitude.

Source: Assyov, B., A. Petrova, D. Dimitrov & R. Vassilev. 2012. Conspectus of the vascular flora of Bulgaria. Sofia, Bulgarian biodiversity foundation.