Gymnadenia gabasiana

Gymnadenia gabasiana is a perennial herbaceous orchid, with a relatively short stem (8 to 35 cm), that develops a dense spike inflorescence bearing 16 to 52 flowers. Its blooms are distinguished by their dark red to reddish-violet colour, and by their oval-lanceolate labellum with heavily revolute margins and an extremely short spur, measuring only up to 1.4 mm. This species typically flowers during the summer months, from July to August.