Gymnadenia × chanousiana

Gymnadenia × chanousiana, common name Chanous' gymnadenia, is a natural hybrid between Gymnadenia conopsea and Nigritella rhellicani (syn. Nigritella cenisia).

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.

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
• Tropicos