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Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc. ed. 2, 2(6): 467 1769. (Syn: Helleborine helleborine (L.) Druce [Invalid]; Serapias helleborine L.);
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NW. Africa, Europe to China: Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Manchuria, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya; Introduced into: Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Québec, Rhode I., Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin as per POWO;
. Common name: Broadleaf Helleborine, Broad Leaved Helleborine .
An Orchid..?? Kalatope id al160711: Location Kalatope, Chamba Beauty… may be there is A usefulness to its being green, so that mammals who can see colors would miss it and not eat it? may be there is a reason for such color? does some one know the story? I just discovered that it has a better resemblance to Epipactis helleborine .. is from the same family or a var… Epipactis but sp yet to confirm. May be E royleana. In Flowers of Himalya by Polunin and Stainton E royleana has been described as having green flowers with red veined and with yellowish or reddisgh lip. But google search does not seems to agree. This is Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz, a terrestrial orchid with a very broad distribution from North Africa, Europe to China. . VoF Week: Orchidaceae – Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz: Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz, Stirp. Austr. Fasc., ed. 2, 2: 467 (1769).
Synonyms:
Serapias helleborine L., Sp. Pl.: 949 (1753).
Helleborine helleborine (L.) Druce, Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 7: 689 (1924 publ. 1925), nom. inval.
Epipactis latifolia subsp. helleborine (L.) Rivas Goday & Borja, Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 19: 537 (1961), nom. illeg.
Distribution: Widespread from NW. Africa, Europe to China
Current pic taken in Valley of Flowers, going further up from the inner bridge among the forest floor. Not so common. Sorry the plan is in bud and it was not close so I had to use tele I assume. Not a good pic. …, seems not possible for me to locate this plant unless shown to me at a finger’s distance.
Flora of Chakrata- Epipactis helleborine? for validation : Attachments (2). 7 posts by 4 authors. Wow beautiful flower. Very nice crisp capture! This is interesting. Do you have more pics of the plant in habit. This is Epipactis helleborine indeed. Many thanks for confirmation … I do not have any habit pics to show..
requesting … to share if he is having any..
Epipactis helleborine : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors. Epipactis helleborine Oh! What a lovely close-up!     ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Epipactis helleborine from Deovan Road Chakrata BS13 : Attachments (5). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Epipactis helleborine from Deovan Road Chakrata Yes Epipactis helleborine.
ORCHIDACEAE FORTNIGHT:: For id from Chakrata- NS 20 : Attachments (3). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Please id this terrestrial orchid from Chakrata region… Epipactis helleborine
Beautiful Epipactis helleborine.
ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Epipactis helleborine from Chakrata BS 36 : Attachments (4). 2 posts by 2 authors. Yes Epipactis helleborine.
ORCHIDACEAE Juss. Fortnight: Epipectis helleborne | Chakrata : Attachments (1). 4 posts by 4 authors. Very nice image of Epipactis helleborine.
Orchidaceae fortnight : Epipactis helleborine : Shimla : RVS1 : Attachments (3). 6 posts by 4 authors. Nice pictures, Yes Epipactis helleborine. Excellent…. on which trek Thank you all for the appreciations.
…, it was part of FRLHT’s nation-wide explorations for documentation of medicinal and Red Listed plants. Dr. Goraya, I.F.S. (also a member of eFI), lead this survey in August 2007. I don’t remember the exact location but it was near Shimla, a pine + Quercus forest.
Extremely Sorry for the Wrong Subject Line: please read as ” Orchid For id from VOF”.. No sir this is Epipactis helleborine. Thanks … I was clueless without flowers… . Epipactis helleborine ABJUL01/11 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 7 images.
On 26 June and yesterday I found a couple of plants of this orchid. One had gone limp due to heavy rains in the last few days but the other one was still standing but far from my macro’s reach. Here are some photos.
Epipactis helleborine—Broad-leaved Helleborine
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1900m
26 June and 03 July 2016 Always a pleasure to go through your slide shows.
On 26 June and yesterday I found a couple of plants of this orchid. One had gone limp due to heavy rains in the last few days but the other one was still standing but far from my macro’s reach. Here are some photos.
Epipactis helleborine—Broad-leaved Helleborine
Above Mcleodganj, Dharamshala, HP
1900m
26 June and 03 July 2016 Always a pleasure to go through your slide shows. This orchid too is developing seedpods and I got photos of one plant yesterday. . Identification request for this specimen: 4 images.
Location: Kupwara, J&K. Photo by Adil. Seems Epipactis helleborine I guess it is more close to Epipactis persica (Soó) Hausskn. ex Nannf. ! Please verify ! It is Epipactis helleborine only as per images and details herein and as per keys in Flora of Pakistan.
. Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz: 11 very high res. images. Location: Jumla, Nepal
Altitude: 2893m.
Date: 18 August 2021
Habit : Wild Very nice, Epipactis helliborine. . Epipactis muelleri: 1 image. Family: Orchidaceae
Name: Mueller’s Epipactis
Species: Epipactis muelleri
Date: 05-Aug-18
Place: Leh, Ladakh 194101 Epipactis muelleri is an European species unless this is from a garden? . SMP:: VOF 14:: Plant for ID: 2 images. Ground Orchid for ID. Auli
Just 1 feet in height.
I think this is
Epipactis helleborine. Please validate.
Sorry for mobile clicks. Not very clear.
It was very humid and rainy. Yes .
793 (VOF4) ID wild Orchid: 14 high res. images.
Please ID wild Orchid, Location: Valley of Flowers trail THE GREAT HIMALAYAS Ghangaria Chamoli Uttrakhand INDIA Altitude: 12000fsl Flower date: 03AUG2026, 04pm Habitat: wild moisture rocky sloppy misty canopied alpine Plant habit: small erect unbranched terrestrial Orchid, weak cylindrical hairy pseudo-stem 05mm base diameter, perennial Height: 02 feet Leaves: alternate elliptical acute simple flexible smooth wavy, size upto: 10×05cm Flower: terminal spike inflorescence, clustered, whitish green, non fragrant diameter: 02.5cm Fruit: capsule green into brown ovoid ridges Seed: Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz Yes, it is Epipactis helleborine dear … thank you very much for ID my Orchid. . |
Epipactis helleborine
Updated on August 30, 2026