Species

Epipactis leptochila (Godfery) Godfery

Narrow-Lipped Helleborine

Orchidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

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

Synonyms

Epipactis leptochila
Epipactis helleborine subsp. leptochila
Epipactis muelleri var. leptochila
Epipactis viridiflora var. leptochila
Helleborine latifolia subsp. leptochila
Helleborine latifolia subvar. leptochila
Helleborine leptochila

Related species

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

Traits


    20–100 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose; main axis: densely covered with curly hairs. flowers: pendulous, stalked, greenish; on the outside often tinged reddish. lip: 2‑partite due to a constriction; ventral lip segment: broad oval; dorsal lip segment: without latera...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Epipactis leptochila

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

Epipactis leptochila

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

Epipactis leptochila

Epipactis leptochila

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • forests, shrubbery

  • in alkaline habitats

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