- Flowering period
- May - July
- Threat status ?
- Habitat
- Forest
- Scientific name
- Neottia nidus-avis
bird's-nest orchid
LB: Vullennascht-Zweeblat
FR: néottie nid-d’oiseau
DE: Vogel-Nestwurz
The bird's-nest orchid owes its name to its roots, which are intertwined like a bird's nest. This orchid feeds exclusively on the underground filaments of its fungal partner and is light-independent. It forms almost no chlorophyll and thus appears brownish. It grows mainly in shady deciduous and coniferous forests of the Gutland.