Epipactis helleborine
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Overview
- Appearance
- A perennial herb in the orchid family that can grow anywhere from 9.8 to 35.4 in. (25-90 cm) tall.
- Foliage
- Leaves are alternate, clasping, dark green, 1.6 to 7.1 in. (4-18 cm) long, elliptic to lance shaped, and hairy. Flowering stem is green to purplish and usually short hairy.
- Flowers
- Flowers are 0.79 to 1.2 in. (2-3 cm) long, open with 3 petals the lowest petal forming a lip, and range in color from green to whitish green or green streaked to completely purple. Blooming occurs late June to August.
- Fruit
- Fruit are capsule that are egg-shaped to ellipsoid, green with brownish lines, up to 0.6 in. (1.5 cm) long, and generally hairy.
- Ecological Threat
- Broadleaf helleborine prefers disturbed areas such as along foot trails and roadsides within woodlands.
