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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Gymnadenia |
| Species: | G. runei
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| Binomial name | |
| Gymnadenia runei | |
References edit
- ^ Flora Nordica. Bergius Foundation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2000. pp. 147–149. ISBN 978-91-7190-033-3.
- ^ "Gymnadenia runei (Teppner & E.Klein) Ericsson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 January 2024.