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Neottia nidus-avis
Neottia nidus-avis, the bird's-nest orchid, is a non-photosynthetic orchid, native to Europe, Russia, with sporadic presence in North-Africa, and some parts of the Middle East.
It is widespread across most of Europe, occurring also in Algeria, Tunisia, western Siberia, the Caucasus, Iran and Turkey.
Auricled Twayblade · Northwestern twayblade · Southern Twayblade · Northern Twayblade · Neottia confusa · Broadlipped Twayblade · Lesser Twayblade · Neottia dihangensis · Neottia gaudissartii · Common twayblade · Kidneyleaf twayblade · Neottia smithiana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neottia nidus-avis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
