Widder's Vanilla orchid (Nigritella widderi syn Gymnadenia widderi)  - Wild Orchids 2020
Widder's Vanilla orchid (Nigritella widderi syn Gymnadenia widderi) Named after an Austrian botanist who first noted its finding, this is an extremely rare and local species of short calcareous grassland. It is found in a few sites in Austria and in the Apennines at around 2000m. This photograph was taken on Mt Terminill, nr Rieti, Lazio, Italy 04/07/2020


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Widder's Vanilla orchid (Nigritella widderi syn Gymnadenia widderi)
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