Wild Botanical One Ounce Silver Coins
Ghost Orchid (Epipogium aphyllum)

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Epipogium is a genus of orchids with four species which are native to Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, Japan and Pacific islands. The plants have no leaves and exist underground depending on fungi for energy. They occasionally send stalks topped with one or more small, pale flowers above ground. They are commonly known as ghost orchids. The species shown on this coin, Epipogium aphyllum, is native to Europe and northern Asia, and is found in forests with a deep layer of composted leaves.