Gymnadenia × chanousiana

Gymnadenia × chanousiana
	Gymnadenia × chanousiana at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Genus:	Gymnadenia
Species:	G. × chanousiana
Binomial name
	Gymnadenia × chanousiana; G.Foelsche & W.Foelsche
Synonyms
	Gymnadenia suaveolens (Vill.) Wettst.; × Gymnigritella chanousiana (G.Foelsche & W.Foelsche) W.Foelsche; × Gymnigritella girodii Gillot ex E.G.Camus; × Gymnigritella suaveolens (Vill.) E.G.Camus; Orchis × suaveolens Vill.;

Gymnadenia × chanousiana, 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.

References

G.I.R.O.S. (2009). Orchidee d'Italia: 1–303. Il Castello srl, Italy
Foelsche, Gundel; Foelsche, W. Une fleur pour la Chanousia" - Die intragenerischen Hybriden der Gattung Gymnadenia R.Br. – 1999
The Plant List
E-Monocot Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
Tropicos

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