Gymnadenia conopsea, SE: Brudsporre, DE: Mücken-Händelwurz,
NL: Grote muggenorchis, UK: Fragrant Orchid

Scientific name:		Gymnadenia conopsea (L.) R. Br.
Synonym name:		Orchis conopsea L. Habenaria conopsea. non Rchb.f.
Swedish name:		Brudsporre
German name:		Mücken-Händelwurz
Nederlandse naam:		Grote muggenorchis
English name:		Fragrant Orchid
Family:		Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orkidéer

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Life form:		A tuberous perennial herb
Stems:		Height 15–50cm, sturdy stem
Leaves:		Alternate, lanceolate light green
Flowers:		Pink, fragrant
Flowering Period:		June- August
Fruits:		Capsule
Habitat:		On moist calcareous soil, in meadows, pastures, lime marshes
Distribution:		Skåne to the Torne Lapland

Derivation of the botanical name: Gymnadenia, Gymnos naked and Aden gland. conopsea, Greek konops mosquito, and -opsis like, the name means mosquito-like, referring to the flower shape. The standard author abbreviation L. is used to indicate Carl Linnaeus (1707 – 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, the father of modern taxonomy. The standard author abbreviation R. Br. is used to indicate Robert Brown (1773 – 1858), a Scottish botanist and palaeobotanist.