Scandinavia; the mountains of Europe southwards to the Italian Appenines, Carpathians and the Balkans.
Top photograph: Davos, Switzerland, 1994.
© Alan Hill.
A distinctive species with very dark red flower spikes and a strong scent of vanilla. Pastures and open woodland. At low altitudes in Scandinavia. Elsewhere in mountains from 1000 to 2800 metres.
Middle photograph: France, 1990.
© Alan Hill.
Bottom photograph: Dolomites, N Italy, 1999.
© Alan H.
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