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Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.

Red Helleborine

Orchidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Cephalanthera (Helleborine)

Synonyms

Cephalanthera rubra
Cephalanthera comosa
Cephalanthera rubra var. comosa
Cephalanthera rubra var. leucantha
Cephalanthera rubra var. tenczyniensis
Cymbidium rubrum
Dorycheile rubra
Epipactis purpurea
Epipactis rubra
Epipactis rubra var. parviflora
Helleborine rubra
Limodorum rubrum
Serapias rubra

Related species

Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich. - Red Helleborine
Cephalanthera damasonium (Mill.) Druce - White Helleborine
Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch - Narrow-Leaved Helleborine

Traits


    30–50 cm tall. flowers: erect, sessile, almost always reddish, very rarely whitish. lip: 2‑partite due to a constriction; ventral lip segment: mostly covered by the outer perianth-leaves, elongate. stamina: bent. filaments: distinctly developed. ovary: twisted. gymno...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Cephalanthera rubra

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Cephalanthera rubra

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Cephalanthera rubra

Cephalanthera rubra

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery

  • in alkaline, dry habitats

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