Epipactis helleborine
Also known as Broad-leaved Helleborine
species of plant
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toAfghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central
Epipactis helleborine var. helleborine is close relative of Epipactis helleborine var. tangutica, but differs from the latter in its flowers usually 7-40 (vs. 6-10), epichile of lip with a pair of semiorbicular, erose lamellae toward base (vs. a pair of thickened, fleshy wartlike calli toward base).
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Flowers Epipactis helleborine, the broad-leaved helleborine, is a terrestrial species of orchid with a broad distribution. It is a long lived herb which varies morphologically with ability to self-pollinate.
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