| Epipogium aphyllum |
| taxonomy | described by | Swartz, Olof (Peter) |
| published in | Summa Vegetabilium Scandinaviae 32 1814 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Neottieae | |
| subtribe | Epipogiinae | |
| genus | Epipogium (Borkhausen) Gmelin 1792 | |
| chromosomes | 68 (Tropicos / IPCN) | |
| native of | origins | only in one location, in a spruce wood in Scalve Valley to Schilpario - rare |
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| altitude | 1250 m (4125 ft) | |
| exposure |  |
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| the plant | life form | saprophyte |
| roots | rhizome like coral | |
| nr. leaves | no leaves | |
| height | 5 - 20 cm (2" - 8") | |
| nr. flowers | 1 - 5 (8) | |
| blooming | july | |
| index of rarity | 99,04 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
