Definition of Gymnadenia odoratissima

1. Noun. Similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs.

Exact synonyms: Short-spurred Fragrant Orchid
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Gymnadenia, Gymnadenia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnadenia Odoratissima

Gwendolyn
Gweno
Gwere
Gwiazdon
Gwich'in
Gwich’in
Gwydion
Gwyn
Gwynedd
Gwynn
Gy
Gyandzhe
Gyanja
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia odoratissima (current term)
Gymnadeniopsis
Gymnamoebida
Gymnelis
Gymnelis viridis
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocarpium
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocladus dioica
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps californianus
Gymnomycota
Gymnopaedia

Literary usage of Gymnadenia odoratissima

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"Gymnadenia odoratissima remained almost entirely overlooked, some specimens of ... Gymnadenia odoratissima ..."

2. The Fertilisation of Flowers by Hermann Müller, Charles Darwin (1883)
"Gymnadenia odoratissima, Rich., has a much shorter spur (4 or 5 mm., against 13 or 14 mm. in G. coii-opsta), paler colour, and stronger and more aromatic ..."

3. Magazine of Natural History edited by John Claudius Loudon, Edward Charlesworth, John Denson (1836)
"Discovery of Gymnadenia ? odoratissima in Britain. ... A Notice of the Discovery in Britain of what is supposed to be Gymnadenia odoratissima. ..."

4. The Various Contrivances by which Orchids are Fertilised by Insects by Charles Darwin (1904)
"Gymnadenia odoratissima is an inhabitant of the Alps, and is said by Dr. H. Müller* to resemble in all the above characters G. conopsea. ..."

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