Gymnadenia borealis

Heath Fragrant Orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Subtribe: Orchidinae
Genus: Gymnadenia
Species: G.  borealis
Binomial name
Gymnadenia borealis
(Druce) R.M.Bateman, Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, 1997

Gymnadenia borealis, the Heath Fragrant Orchid, is a palearctic orchid.

Gymnadenia borealis is found in North and Central Europe (Great Britain, Ireland and Germany). The species can occur up to 2,800 m altitude.

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