Chamorchis Explained

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,^[1] false orchid or false musk orchid, and found in subarctic and subalpine parts of Europe: Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, northern European Russia.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
• Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart

External links

• • • AHO Bayern, Zwergorchis Chamorchis alpina
• Orchidées Nature, Chamorchis alpina
• Fancy Plants, Zwergorchis (Chamorchis)
• Flore Alpes, Orchis nain, Chamorchis alpina

Notes and References

1. 1091086. Alpine Dwarf Orchid.
2. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=38352 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=chamorchis+alpina Altervista Flora Italiana, Gramignol alpina, Chamorchis alpina