| Chamorchis alpina |
| taxonomy | described by | Richard, Louis Claude Marie |
| published in | Enumeratio Plantarum Transsilvaniae 504 1886 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Orchidoideae | |
| tribe | Orchideae | |
| subtribe | Orchidinae | |
| genus | Chamorchis L.C. Richard 1817 | |
| chromosomes | 42 (GIROS) | |
| native of | origins | alpine meadows on calcareous soils, between Dryas mats, mountains south of Valcanale Valley, Ardesio-Parre rare |
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| altitude | above 2000 m (6600 ft) | |
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| the plant | life form | geophyte |
| roots | elongated tubers | |
| nr. leaves | 5 - 10, basal | |
| height | 5 - 12 cm (2" - 4.8") | |
| nr. flowers | 6 - 12, spike of 4 - 6 cm | |
| blooming | july and august | |
| rarity index | 99,04 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
