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Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
This small orchid is not native -- it was introduced from Eurasia.

 


Broad Leaved Helleborine is a herb up to 60-100 cm tall. Leaves spreading, ovate to ovate-lanceolate. Inflorescence normally densely many-flowered, up to 25 cm long. Bracts lanceolate, lower exceeding flowers, the upper decreasing in size.

Epipactus helleborine (Orchidae) - Broad-leaved helleborine is common in its native Europe, and is considered a weed there. It blooms in mid summer. (Photographed in PA) ...

helleborine Epipactis helleborine
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in Britain by 18 genera, which include several species of Orchis: Gymnadenia (fragrant orchis), Habenaria (butterfly and frog orchis), Aceras (man orchis), Hermin- ium (musk orchis), Ophrys (bee, spider and fly orchis), Epipactis (Helleborine), ...

See also: Orchid, Green, Pink, Grass, May