Chamorchis alpina (Linnaeus) Richard 1817

1. C. alpina (L.) L. C. M. Richard, Orchid. Eur. Annot. 35 (1817) (Herminium alpinum (L.) Lindley). Glabrous. Stem 4-10 cm. Leaves 4—8, about equalling stem, linear, erect. Flowers 3-10 in a short, rather lax spike. Perianth-segments greenish-yellow, variably tinged with purplish-brown, the outer 3-...

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Main Author: D. M. Moore (ed.)
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1980
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/6283115
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283115
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Summary:1. C. alpina (L.) L. C. M. Richard, Orchid. Eur. Annot. 35 (1817) (Herminium alpinum (L.) Lindley). Glabrous. Stem 4-10 cm. Leaves 4—8, about equalling stem, linear, erect. Flowers 3-10 in a short, rather lax spike. Perianth-segments greenish-yellow, variably tinged with purplish-brown, the outer 3-5 mm, broadly oblong, the inner narrower and slightly shorter. Labellum 4 mm, yellowish-green. 2n = 42. Mountain pastures; calcicole. • Fennoscandia; Alps; Carpathians. Au Cz Fe Ga Ge He It Ju No Po Rm Rs (N) Su. Published as part of D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, pp. 325-350 in Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge :Cambridge University Press on page 332, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.215522