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Nigritella rhellicani or Nigritelle noire

Nigritella rhellicani

Description:

This delicate small (10 cm tall) orchid is also known as "orchis vanillé" in French, due its its vanilla scent. It is found in alpine meadows and flowers from May to August. Its flowers are dark red, sometimes with a pinkish tinge.

Habitat:

Alpine meadow, alt. 2200 m ASL. The last shot shows the plant's habitat.

Notes:

Distribution: Scandinavia, Pyrénées, Alpe, Balkans, Geece.

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6 Comments

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 months ago

Thanks Satyen!

SatyenM
SatyenM 10 months ago

Beautiful flower and an awesome habitat :-)

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 10 months ago

Thanks Jolly, Ashish and Greg! Greg the technology is not quite there yet, but maybe one day:-)

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 10 months ago

Wish I could scratch & sniff my screen right now, what a beauty

Ashish Nimkar
Ashish Nimkar 10 months ago

Lovery Deep Red shade... Fantastic one from Orchidaceae family of amzing petal structure...

Jolly Ibañez
Jolly Ibañez 10 months ago

Very beautiful

Orsières, Valais - Wallis, Switzerland

Lat: 45.89, Long: 7.09

Spotted on Jul 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012

Reference

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