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Gymnadenia austriaca

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Family: Orchidaceae · Genus: Gymnadenia

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Gymnadenia austriaca is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is endemic to the Alps and the Pyrenees, where it grows on calcareous alpine grassland from 1,500–2,500 metres (4,900–8,200 ft). It was first described by Teppner and Klein as a subspecies of Nigratella nigra and was subsequently reclassified as G. austriaca as an apomictic member of the G. nigra group within the genus Gymnadenia.

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