Neottia nidus-avis

Bird's-nest orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Neottia
Species:	N. nidus-avis
Binomial name
Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.
Synonyms[1]
Ophrys nidus-avis L. Epipactis nidus-avis (L.) Crantz Listera nidus-avis (L.) Curtis Helleborine nidus-avis (L.) F.W.Schmidt Malaxis nidus-avis (L.) Bernh. Serapias nidus-avis (L.) Steud. Neottidium nidus-avis (L.) Schltdl. Distomaea nidus-avis (L.) Spenn. Helleborine succulenta F.W.Schmidt Neottia macrostelis Peterm. Neottia squamosa Dulac Neottia orobanchoidea St.-Lag. Neottia nidus-avis f. glandulosa Beck Neottia nidus-avis f. dilatata Zapal. Neottia nidus-avis f. micrantha Zapal.

Neottia nidus-avis, the bird's-nest orchid, is a non-photosynthetic orchid. It is widespread across most of Europe, occurring also in Algeria, Tunisia, western Siberia, the Caucasus, Iran and Turkey. ^[1] (Codes) ^{[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]}

In the British Isles, Neottia nidus-avis is found in shady woodland, especially beech, on basic soils.^[10]

References

1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families".
2. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families TDWG Geocodes" (PDF).
3. Altervista Flora Italiana, Nido d'uccello, Bird's Nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis (L.) L.C. Rich. - Nomencl. ref.: De Orchid. Eur.: 37. 1817 includes European range map
4. Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
5. Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Conspectus Florae Caucasi 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
6. Curtis, T. & Thompson, R. (2009). The orchids of Ireland: 1-160. National Museums of Northern Ireland, Cultra, Holywood.
7. Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.
8. Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
9. El Mokni, R., Mahmoudi, M.R. & El Aouni, M.H. (2010). Neottia nidus-avis (L.) L.C.M.Rich.: une nouvelle orchidée pour la flore de la Tunisie. L' Orchidophile. Revue de la Société Française d' Orchidophilie 186: 181-187.
10. Clive A. Stace (2010). "Neottia Guett. (Listera R. Br.) – twayblades". New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 864–865. ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5.

External links

• Media related to Neottia nidus-avis at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Neottia nidus-avis at Wikispecies
• Neottia nidus-avis at the Encyclopedia of Life
• Den virtuella floran - Distribution Note Neottia nidus-avis var. manshurica Kom., Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 20: 528 (1901) is a synonym of the accepted name Neottia papilligera Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 356 (1920).
• NatureGate, Bird's Nest Orchid, Neottia nidus-avis
• First Nature, Neottia nidus-avis - Bird's-nest Orchid - (Orchidaceae)
• Storczykowate: Gnieźnik leśny / Neottia nidus-avis video on Neottia nidus-avis; no dialogue, only photos of the plant plus some music