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Nigritella rhellicani
This delicate small (up to 20 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.
Alpine meadow, alt. 2200 m ASL. The last shot shows the plant's habitat.
Distribution: Scandinavia, Pyrénées, Alpe, Balkans, Geece.
Spotted on Jul 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks Satyen!
Beautiful flower and an awesome habitat :-)
Thanks Jolly, Ashish and Greg! Greg the technology is not quite there yet, but maybe one day:-)
Wish I could scratch & sniff my screen right now, what a beauty
Lovery Deep Red shade... Fantastic one from Orchidaceae family of amzing petal structure...
Very beautiful