Chamorchis

Chamorchis
Scientific classification
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
  • Chamaerepes Spreng
  • Ophrys alpina L.
  • 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 graminea Crantz

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, false orchid or false musk orchid, and found in subarctic and subalpine parts of Europe: Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, northern European Russia.

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