Neottia nidus-avis, (L.) L. C. M. Richard, 1817, 1817

D. M. Moore (ed.), 1980, CCIII Orchidaceae, Flora Europaea, Vol 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae, Camebridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 325-350 : 329

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.215522
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6283067
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scientific name	Neottia nidus-avis
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1 . N. nidus-avis (L.) L. C. M. Richard View in CoL View at ENA LSID ,

Orchid. Eur. Annot. 37 (1817).

Stem 20-45 cm, erect; scales 3-5 cm, scarious, sheathing. Racemes 5-21 cm, rather lax below; bracts shorter than ovary, lanceolate-acuminate, scarious; pedicels 3-6 mm, twisted. Perianth-segments 4-6 mm, ovate- to elliptic-oblong, obtuse, yellowish-brown, rarely whitish or yellowish. Labellum 8-12 mm, obliquely pendent, greyish-brown, the undivided part oblong, with 2 small lateral teeth near base, the lobes cordate- oblong, obtuse, divergent. 2/i =36.

Shady woodland, especially on humus-rich soils.

Most of Europe, but rare in the extreme north. All except Az Cr Fa Is Sb.