Chamorchis

Chamorchis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Orchideae
Subtribe:	Orchidinae
Genus:	Chamorchis Rich.
Species:	C. alpina
Binomial name
Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich
Synonyms [1]
ChamaerepesSpreng Ophrys alpinaL. Orchis alpina(L.) Scop. Epipactis alpina(L.) Schrank Arachnites alpinus(L.) F.W.Schmidt Satyrium alpinum(L.) Pers. Chamaerepes alpina(L.) Spreng Herminium alpinum(L.) Sweet Herminium alpinum(L.) Lindl. Aceras alpinum(L.) Steud. Orchis gramineaCrantz

Chamorchis is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It contains only one known species, Chamorchis alpina, known as the alpine dwarf orchid, ^[2] false orchid ^[3] or false musk orchid, and found in subarctic and subalpine parts of Europe: Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, northern European Russia. ^{[1] [4]}

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Alpine Dwarf Orchid". Encyclopedia of Life . National Museum of Natural History.
3. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Gramignol alpina, Chamorchis alpina

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• Media related to Chamorchis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Chamorchis at Wikispecies
• AHO Bayern, Zwergorchis Chamorchis alpina
• Orchidées Nature, Chamorchis alpina
• Fancy Plants, Zwergorchis (Chamorchis)
• Flore Alpes, Orchis nain, Chamorchis alpina