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*Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz. Common name: Broad-leaved Helleborine. Phenology: Jun-Sep. Habitat: Mesic and dry-mesic forests, cultivated garden-beds. Distribution: Native of Eurasia. This species is becoming very common in the ne. United States and se. Canada.

Origin/Endemic status: Eurasia

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA26, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NE, NS, NY, Pa, Va, WV, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); = Epipactis latifolia (L.) All. — G; = n/a — RAB, Tat; > Epipactis helleborine ssp. helleborine — POWO. Basionym: Serapias helleborine L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Epipactis helleborine - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: FACU
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect perennial of moist and dry-moist forests and cultivated garden beds. Native of Europe.

Stems: Stem unbranched, light green, covered in short hairs.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile-clasping, oval to lance-elliptic, 1 1/2-6 in. long, with prominent parallel veins and slightly wavy edges, smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers 3-50 mostly on one side of a terminal, spike-like raceme; pale yellowish-green to pink; 1/2-3/4 in. wide; consisting of a lower lip-petal forming a bowl with constriction near the tip (often purplish-brown on the inside), 2 broadly oval lateral petals that flare outward above a yellowish center column and 3 light green sepals with purplish streaks forming a triangle behind the flower.

Fruits: Fruit a ribbed, ellipsoid capsule.

Comments: This species is becoming very common in the ne. United States and se. Canada.

Height: 10-30 in.

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description: Erect perennial of moist and dry-moist forests and cultivated garden beds. Native of Europe.

stems: Stem unbranched, light green, covered in short hairs.

leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile-clasping, oval to lance-elliptic, 1 1/2-6 in. long, with prominent parallel veins and slightly wavy edges, smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers 3-50 mostly on one side of a terminal, spike-like raceme; pale yellowish-green to pink; 1/2-3/4 in. wide; consisting of a lower lip-petal forming a bowl with constriction near the tip (often purplish-brown on the inside), 2 broadly oval lateral petals that flare outward above a yellowish center column and 3 light green sepals with purplish streaks forming a triangle behind the flower.

fruits: Fruit a ribbed, ellipsoid capsule.

comments: This species is becoming very common in the ne. United States and se. Canada.

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