Gymnadenia runei
Species of orchid
Gymnadenia runei | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Genus: | Gymnadenia |
Species: | G. runei |
Binomial name | |
Gymnadenia runei (L.) R.Br. |
Gymnadenia runei is an orchid of the genus Gymnadenia.[1] It is endemic in the central north of Sweden and only found in a few localities in the Tärnaby mountains.[2] It grows in localities like calcium rich meadows in the mountains. The species was discovered by Swedish botanist Olof Rune in 1960 but it was not described as a separate species until 1989, originally under the name Gymnigritella runei.