Gymnadenia × chanousiana

Gymnadenia × chanousiana
Gymnadenia × chanousiana at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Synonyms
  • Gymnadenia suaveolens (Vill.) Wettst. 1889;
  • × Gymnigritella chanousiana (G.Foelsche & W.Foelsche) W.Foelsche 2009;
  • × Gymnigritella girodii Gillot ex E.G.Camus 1908;
  • × Gymnigritella suaveolens (Vill.) E.G.Camus 1892;
  • Orchis × suaveolens Vill. 1787

Gymnadenia × chanousiana G.Foelsche & W.Foelsche 1999, common name Chanous' Gymnadenia is a natural hybrid between Gymnadenia conopsea and Nigritella rhellicani (syn. Nigritella cenisia).

Description

This small sized cold growing orchid blooms in the summer.

Distribution and habitat

This orchid can be found in the Alps to NW Balkan Peninsula (France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy and Yugoslavia) at elevation of 1,350–2,100 metres (4,430–6,890 ft) above sea level.

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