Common name:
Bird's nest orchid
Family:
Scientific name:
Neottia nidus-avis
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered locations in all of the UK except north Scotland, though only locally common
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Shady woodland, often beech, amongst the leaf litter
Flowers:
The flowers and stem are light brown in colour. The three sepals and two upper petals form a loose hood, while the lower petal is longer, divided to about half its length into two lobes, angled away from the centre. The pollinia are light yellow. Flowers are produced in a dense cluster along the upper half of the stem
Leaves:
None - only narrow, sheathing scales
Season:
May to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
