Gymnadenia nigra Rchb.F.

Nigritelle noire (fr), Nigritelle commune (fr), Gymnadénie noire (fr), Orchis vanille (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Gymnadenia

Characteristics

An orchid.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.25
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-9

Usage

It is used to flavour liqueur.
Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Gymnadenia nigra habit picture by lucia (cc-by-sa)
Gymnadenia nigra habit picture by Pascal Ollagnier (cc-by-sa)
Gymnadenia nigra habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Gymnadenia nigra leaf picture by Martine CHOCHOI (cc-by-sa)
Gymnadenia nigra leaf picture by aby emy (cc-by-sa)
Gymnadenia nigra leaf picture by francois tissot (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Gymnadenia nigra flower picture by Malagò Silvia (cc-by-sa)
Gymnadenia nigra flower picture by Elisa Palermo (cc-by-sa)
Gymnadenia nigra flower picture by p (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Gymnadenia nigra fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Gymnadenia nigra fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Gymnadenia nigra world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Norway, Romania, and Sweden

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:636563-1
WFO ID wfo-0000976637
COL ID 3HP4C
BDTFX ID 30699
INPN ID 100613
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Orchis atropurpurea Satyrium nigrum Nigritella brachystachya Nigritella hybrida Nigritella megastachya Orchis moritziana Orchis reichenbachii Orchis variegata Orchis nigra Nigritella suaveolens Habenaria nigra Nigritella nigra f. longibracteata x Gymnigritella brachystachya x Gymnigritella megastachya Gymnadenia nigra Gymnigritella brachystachya Nigritella angustifolia Nigritella nigra Gymnadenia nigra var. longibracteata Nigritella angustifolia f. longibracteata Nigritella fragrans Sieberia nigra Gymnadenia nigra