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Moar orchids
Cephalanthera is also a semi-mycoparasite.
The rare Nigritella can only be found high up in the mountains. 
Gymnadeniia is pollinated by a Hummingbird hawk-moth. It has about 5 cm wingspan
We did find the biggest orchid of Europe, the Lady's slipper, but it was already past bloom