Traunsteinera sphaerica
| Traunsteinera sphaerica | |
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| Traunsteinera sphaerica in Russia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Genus: | Traunsteinera |
| Species: | T. sphaerica |
| Binomial name | |
| Traunsteinera sphaerica | |
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Traunsteinera sphaerica is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is found in montane meadows and open woodlands above around 1500 m in the Caucasus, Crimea, and parts of northeastern Türkiye.[2]
Description
Traunsteinera sphaerica is similar to T. globosa, but differs in having larger, white, unspotted flowers with labella with a more slender central lobe.[3]
References
- ↑ "Traunsteinera sphaerica (M.Bieb.) Schltr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2026-07-03.
- ↑ Davies, Paul; Davies, Jenne; Huxley, Anthony (1983). Wild Orchids of Britain and Europe. Chatto & Windus. ISBN 0-7011-2642-6.
- ↑ Kühn, Rolf; Pedersen, Henrik Ærenlund; Cribb, Phillip (2024). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean (2nd ed.). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-819-7.
External links
Media related to Traunsteinera sphaerica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Traunsteinera sphaerica at Wikispecies- Traunsteinera sphaerica at IOSPE Photos – photograph and information
- T. sphaerica at iNaturalist
- T. sphaerica at the Catalogue of Life