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[–] callcc 1 points 6 months ago

Search for orchids on iNaturalist.org to see where you can find them near your place.

In general they have three habitats. Wet meadows, dry meadows and woodlands. All these habitats need to be poor in nutrients, so usually they are not close to where industrial agriculture is practised.