- Neottia nidus-avis
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Bird's-nest Orchid 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Genus: Neottia Species: N. nidus-avis Binomial name Neottia nidus-avis
(L.) Rich.The Bird's-nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis, is a non-photosynthetic orchid found in shady woodland on basic soils. It is a myco-heterotroph. It obtains its nutrients from a mycorrhizal fungus that is attached to a photosynthetic host plant. Since it prefers high pH soils, it can be found on some limestone barrens such as Halltorps Nature Reserve, in Gilan and Mazandaran forests of Iran.
Close-up of the flowers
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Western marsh orchid (1989) | Pyramidal orchid (1990) | Green-winged Orchid (1991) | Listera ovata (1992) | Military Orchid (1993) | Fen orchid (1994) | Bee Orchid (1995) | Cypripedium calceolus (1996) | Bug Orchid (1997) | Marsh Helleborine (1998) | Lizard Orchid (1999) | Red Helleborine (2000) | Autumn Ladies'-tresses (2001) | Bird's-nest Orchid (2002) | Fly Orchid (2003) | Frog Orchid (2004) | Burnt orchid (2005) | Broadleaf Helleborine (2006) | Southern Marsh Orchid (2008) | Early Purple Orchid (2009) | Cypripedium calceolus (2010) |
Categories:- Orchid species
- Parasitic plants
- Epidendroideae
- Plants described in 1753
- Epidendroideae stubs
- Parasite stubs
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