Herminium monorchis

{{Short description|Species of orchid}}

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| genus = Herminium

| species = monorchis

| authority = (L.) R.Br.

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| synonyms =*Ophrys monorchis L.

  • Orchis monorchis (L.) Crantz
  • Epipactis monorchis (L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Arachnites monorchis (L.) Hoffm.
  • Satyrium monorchis (L.) Pers.
  • Herminium clandestinum Gren. & Godr.
  • Monorchis herminium O.Schwarz

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Herminium monorchis, the musk orchid,{{BSBI 2007 |accessdate=2014-10-17 }} 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.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=98526 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families][http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=herminium+monorchis Altervista Flora Italiana, Orchide ad un bulbo, Musk Orchid, Herminium monorchis (L.) R. Br. ][http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200028715 Flora of China v 25 p 122, 角盘兰 jiao pan lan, Herminium monorchis (Linnaeus) R. Brown in W. T. Aiton, Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 5: 191. 1813.]

It has a localised distribution in Britain; sites where it is found include Ham Hill in Wiltshire{{Cite web |date=November 2022 |title=The Rare Plants of Wiltshire 2000 - 2020 |url=https://irp.cdn-website.com/7dfe45d9/files/uploaded/RPR%202000-2020%20Revision%20Nov22reduced%20for%20web.pdf |publisher=Wiltshire Botanical Society}} and Noar Hill in Hampshire.{{Cite web|url=https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/herminium-monorchis.php|title=Herminium monorchis, Musk Orchid}}

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