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Musk orchid

Herminium monorchis

Musk orchid
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
Temp. Eurasia to Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Herminium monorchis, the musk orchid, is a commonly occurring species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe and northern Asia from France to Japan, including China, Siberia, Mongolia, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, etc.

It has a localised distribution in Britain; sites where it is found include Ham Hill in Wiltshire and Noar Hill in Hampshire.

Other Herminium plants

Bhutanthera · Herminium biporosum · Herminium humidicola · Orchid · Herminium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Herminium monorchis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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