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Definition of Gymnadenia odoratissima
1. Noun. Similar to Gymnadenia conopsea but with smaller flowers on shorter stems and having much shorter spurs.
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Gymnadenia, Gymnadenia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnadenia Odoratissima
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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