Herminium Monorchis : The Musk Orchid



The musk orchid reqires poor alkaline pastures with short grass. It is small, max height six inches. A small yellow-green plant. Sometimes with frog orchids. Often with dwarf stemless thistles. These near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, UK. June 1997/1999. Double misnomer. No smell, and literature says vegetative reproduction via multiple stolons on roots. So not mono. Also seed. Highly sporadic populations. Savory smell from herbs, wild thyme, maybe.