Scientific name: Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich.
Common name: Bird's-nest orchid
Description
Habit: Entirely yellowish-brown. Stem 25-35(-50)cm high, arising from a tangled mass of stout, fleshy fibres.
Leaves: Reduced to brown sheaths, 4-6 sheaths present, 2-6cm long, the upper sheaths longer and more bulging.
Flowers: Shortly pedicellate, pale brown, 10mm across, in a long, cylindrical, spike-like raceme, denser towards the tip, the lower flowers frequently well-spaced; sepals and upper petals oval, entire; labellum twice as wide as long, 2-lobed.
Habitat: Woodlands.
Distribution: Rare.
Native status: Native
Of conservation interest: No