Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Epipactis (Helleborine)
Epipactis palustris (L.) Crantz - Marsh Helleborine
Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Sw. - Small-Leaved Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz - Broad-Leaved Helleborine
Epipactis phyllanthes G. E. Sm. - Green-Flowered Helleborine
Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery - Narrow-Lipped Helleborine
Epipactis muelleri Godfery - Mueller's Helleborine
Epipactis bugacensis Robatsch
Epipactis albensis Nováková & Rydlo - Whit-Flowered Helleborine
Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffm.) Besser - Dark-Red Helleborine
Epipactis purpurata Sm. - Violet Helleborine
10–30 cm tall. <span class="v1">inflorescence:</span> racemose. <span class="v1">flowers:</span> pendulous, stalked, <ba>greenish</ba>; on the outside often tinged reddish. <span class="v1">lip:</span> 2‑partite due to a constriction; <span class="v...
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.
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Natural, established occurences |  |
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The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
forests, shrubbery
in alkaline habitats