About Gymnadenia lithopolitanica (Ravnik) Teppner & E.Klein
Gymnadenia lithopolitanica has a short, dense inflorescence that is spherical, dome-shaped, or slightly oval in form. Flower color ranges from intense pink to pink, slightly purplish pink, and very light pink. When the plant is in full bloom, the lowermost flowers are lighter in color, often almost white. Buds are darker in color than open flowers. This species blooms from June through mid-July. Populations of Gymnadenia lithopolitanica have been found in southern Austria, in the states of Carinthia and Styria, as well as in northern Slovenia. It is endemic to a region of the eastern Alps that includes the Kamnik–Savinja Alps, Koralpe, and Karawanken mountain ranges.
