| Any description of Liechtenstein flora would be incomplete without a mention of the
abundance of orchids in Liechtenstein. 48 orchid species grow in the small area of the country, including
the rare ghost orchid (epipogium aphyllum) and the delicate one-leaved bog orchid (malaxis monophyllos).
Of particular appeal to the hiker are most likely the already mentioned lady's slipper (cypripedium
calceolus), the white helleborine (cephalanthera damasonium), the sword-leaved helleborine (c. longifolia),
and the red helleborine (c. rubia). The cold-resistant Alpine orchid (chamorchis alpina) rounds off
the collection of colorful orchids thriving in so many different habitats. |
48
species of orchids bloom in
Liechtenstein
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