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Neottia nidus-avis
The bird’s-nest orchid lacks chlorophyll and obtains its food from decaying organic material with the help of mycorrhizae. The short underground stem and the mass of roots that resembles a bird’s nest both store food until about the ninth year, when the plant first blooms. Its numerous pale brown flowers are borne on a leafless spike.
Warmtal, beech wood
Spotted on May 27, 2018
Submitted on Jun 5, 2018
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