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Gymnadenia nigra

black vanilla orchid

Other common names
dark-flowered orchid
Synonyms
Nigritella angustifolia
Nigritella nigra
see moreOrchis nigra
Botanical details
Family
Orchidaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Gymnadenia

Genus description

Gymnadenia are herbaceous, terrestrial orchids with a leafy stem and palmately-lobed tubers

Name status

Correct

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