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[edit]

This small-sized cold-growing orchid blooms in the summer.

Distribution and habitat[edit]

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[edit]

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
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