Flowering period
May - June
Threat status ?
Regionally extinct
Habitat
Dry meadow
Scientific name
Neotinea ustulata
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burnt orchid

LB: Gesengt Bouwekraut FR: orchis brûlé DE: Brand-Knabenkraut
The inflorescence of this orchid looks burnt, on account of its black-brown buds. This species from sunny, calcareous dry grassland is now extinct in Luxembourg. However, the burnt orchid still grows near the border on the orchid trail between Mertert and Konz.
Observations on GBIF.org: green-blue: before 2005, yellow-orange: after 2005, darker colour indicates more observations.