Herminium monorchis

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Herminium monorchis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Genus: Herminium
Species:
H. monorchis
Binomial name
Herminium monorchis
Synonyms [1]
  • Ophrys monorchisL.
  • Orchis monorchis(L.) Crantz
  • Epipactis monorchis(L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Arachnites monorchis(L.) Hoffm.
  • Satyrium monorchis(L.) Pers.
  • Herminium clandestinumGren. & Godr.
  • Monorchis herminiumO.Schwarz

Herminium monorchis, the musk orchid, [2] is a commonly occurring species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe and northern Asia from France to Japan, including China, Siberia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, etc. [1] [3] [4]

It has a localised distribution in Britain; sites where it is found include Ham Hill in Wiltshire [5] and Noar Hill in Hampshire. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Orchide ad un bulbo, Musk Orchid, Herminium monorchis (L.) R. Br.
  4. ↑ Flora of China v 25 p 122, 角盘兰 jiao pan lan, Herminium monorchis (Linnaeus) R. Brown in W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 5: 191. 1813.
  5. ↑ "The Rare Plants of Wiltshire 2000 - 2020" (PDF). Wiltshire Botanical Society. November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Herminium monorchis, Musk Orchid".
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