Chamorchis

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Chamorchis
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Chamorchis alpina
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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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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