| Gymnadenia odoratissima |
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Richard, Louis Claude Marie |
| published in | Mèmoires du Musèum d' Histoire Naturelle 4 : 57 1818 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Orchidoideae | |
| tribe | Orchideae | |
| subtribe | Orchidinae | |
| genus | Gymnadenia R. Brown 1813 | |
| chromosomes | 40 (GIROS) | |
| native of | origins | alpine meadows and dry meadows. this spontaneous orchid plant is present in many places in the Province of Bergamo |
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| altitude | 300 - 2500 m (990 - 8250 ft) | |
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| the plant | life form | geophyte |
| roots | two tuberoids well separated | |
| nr. leaves | 3 - 4 basal | |
| height | 20 - 40 cm (8" - 16") | |
| nr. flowers | 60 - 80, fragrants | |
| blooming | may to august | |
| index of rarity | 52,38 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
