Gymnadenia runei

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Gymnadenia runei
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Scientific classification edit
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. It is endemic in Sweden and only found in a few localities in the Tärnaby mountains. It grows in localities like calcium rich meadows in the mountains. The species was discovered by Swedish botanist in 1960 but it was not described as a separate species until 1989, originally under the name

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