- Pseudorchis albida (L.) A. & D.Loeve - Small-White Orchid - Orchidaceae
© Robert Thompson
© Robert Thompson
(Map updated: March 2008)
Small White Orchid (Pseudorchis albida), also known as the White Mountain Orchid is a rather rare species found in dry rough pasture in upland or coastal areas.
It is a small plant, rarely over six inches, and bears small white flowers in a fairly tight spike from mid-June. The flowers have a sweet scent and carry nectar in the spurs which attract a wide variety of insects.
The main centres of occurrence of this species are in the northern parts of Europe.
All names: Pseudorchis albida (L.) A. & D.Loeve; Leucorchis albida (L.) E.Meyer; Habenaria albida (L.) R.Br.; Gymnadenia albida (L.) Rich.
NBN Atlas mapping: Species account : NBN Atlas UK Species Observations database
iNaturalist: Species account : iNaturalist World Species Observations database