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Bird's-nest orchid
Neottia nidus-avis
49.9817, 21.7907
Field Notes
Description:
Non-photosynthetic orchid, native to Europe, Russia and some parts of the Middle East.
Neottia nidus-avis grows to 40 cm tall. Plants are not in any part green, deriving all their nutrition from a mycorrhizal fungus in the soil which in turn derives nutrition from the roots of trees. Plants are generally beige-brown. Across Europe, this species flowers May-June.
Habitat:
Neottia nidus-avis has been found to flourish only in partnership with mycorrhizal fungi in the genus Sebacina. Neottia nidus-avis is found in shady woodland, especially beech, on basic soils.
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PublishedJune 23, 2020
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