Nick Garbutt / Black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra). North Tyrol, Austria. June. Focus stacked image.

Nick Garbutt / Black vanilla orchid (Nigritella nigra), view from above. North Tyrol, Austria. June. Focus stacked image.

Alex Hyde / Black vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia nigra) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June.

Erlend Haarberg / Two Black vanilla orchids (Nigritella nigra) flowering, Solendet Nature Reserve, Brekken, Sor-Trondelag, Norway, July.

MYN / Emanuele Biggi / Black orchid (Nigritella nigra rhellicani) in flower, Mont Avic Regional Park, Italy, July. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Black Vanilla Orchids (Gymnadenia nigra) flowering in Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Black Vanilla Orchids (Gymnadenia nigra) flowering in Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Black vanilla Orchid (Gymnadenia nigra) in flower in Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Black vanilla orchid (Gymnadenia nigra) in flower, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008

Silvia Reiche / Black Vanilla Orchid (Nigritella nigra) flower, Hohe Tauern National Park, Austria

Philippe Clement / Grasshopper perching on Black vanilla orchid {Gymnadenia nigra austriaca} Gran Paradiso NP, Italy

Philippe Clement / Black vanilla orchid {Gymnadenia nigra austriaca} Gran Paradiso NP, Italy