Gymnadenia nigra

Family: Orchidaceae

What it is like

An orchid.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Austria, Europe, Scandinavia, Sweden

How it is used for food

It is used to flavour liqueur.

Edible parts

Flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Gymnadenia nigra (R. Br.) Wettst.; Gymnadenia nigra var. longibracteata (Beck) Wettst.; × Gymnigritella brachystachya (A.Kern.) E.G.Camus; Gymnigritella brachystachya (A. Kern.) Camus; × Gymnigritella megastachya (A.Kern.) E.G.Camus; Habenaria nigra (L.) R.Br.; Nigritella angustifolia Rich.; Nigritella angustifolia f. longibracteata Beck; Nigritella brachystachya A.Kern.; Nigritella fragrans Saut. ex Rchb.; Nigritella hybrida Schur; Nigritella megastachya A.Kern.; Nigritella nigra (L.) Rchb.f.; Nigritella nigra (L.) Rchb.; Nigritella nigra f. longibracteata (Beck) Soó; Nigritella suaveolens W.D.J.Koch; Orchis atropurpurea Tausch; Orchis moritziana Brügger; Orchis nigra (L.) Scop.; Orchis reichenbachii Mutel; Orchis variegata Schrank [Illegitimate]; Satyrium nigrum L.; Sieberia nigra (L.) Spreng.;