| Accepted name: |
Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz |
| Synonym(s): |
-Epipactis latifolia (L.) All. var. viridiflora Irm.
-Epipactis viridiflora Reichb.
-Serapias viridiflora H. Hoffm.
-Serapias helleborine L.
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| English names: |
Common Helleborine
Bastard Hellebore
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| French names: |
Épipactis petit-hellébore
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HEPIHE
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
It has been reported that this species had been brought to North America by European immigrants as a cure for gout where it has probably escaped from culture(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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