Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich. (Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich.)
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Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich.

Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich.

Chamorchis is a monotypic orchid genus holding the single European alpine species Chamorchis alpina.

Family
Genus
Chamorchis
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Chamorchis alpina (L.) Rich.

Chamorchis is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the orchid family, Orchidaceae. Only one species in this genus is currently known, which is Chamorchis alpina. This species has several common names: the alpine dwarf orchid, false orchid, and false musk orchid. It is found growing in subarctic and subalpine regions of Europe, including Scandinavia, the Alps, the Carpathians, and northern European Russia.

Photo: (c) Sonja Bouwman-Gringhuis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sonja Bouwman-Gringhuis · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Chamorchis

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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