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Epipactis atrorubens
Also called Dark Red Helleborine
Epipactis atrorubens, the dark-red helleborine or royal helleborine, is an herbaceous plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.
As with many other species of orchids, the species is legally protected in some countries. Plantlife designated the dark-red helleborine as the county flower for Banffshire, Scotland.
The dark-red helleborine is widespread across Europe, and is found in the north to the subarctic, in the south to the Mediterranean, and in the east to Western Siberia and the Caucasus. (Codes) The orchid grows at altitudes from sea level to 2,400 m (7,900 ft), and so can be found in mountainous regions such as the southern Alps. In Central Europe it has been in decline in recent decades. It is not, however, one of the most severely threatened species of orchid. The species is also reportedly naturalized in one location in the US State of Vermont.
Dune Helleborine · Stream orchid · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Narrow-lipped helleborine · Small-leaved Helleborine · Mueller's Epipactis · Broad-leaved Helleborine · Marsh helleborine · Green Flower Helleborine · Green-flowered Helleborine · Violet Helleborine · Helleborine
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epipactis atrorubens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
