Knowing Orchids Seriatim

# g. Satyrium nepalense D. Don

Habit: Herbaceous (terrestrial)

Family: Orchidaceae

Distribution: Pakistan to South West China, Nepal Himalayas

Altitude range: 1500 – 4000 m average sea level

Habitat: Subtropical to Alpine Meadows; growing open grassy slopes

Flowering: June - September

Reference(s): (Polunin & Stainton 1984)

Photo: Nagarkot, Central Nepal

*Polunin, O. & Stainton, A. (1984) Flowers of the Himalaya. U.K.: Oxford University Press.