Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz

First published in Stirp. Austr. Fasc., ed. 2, 2: 467 (1769)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is NW. Africa, Europe to China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, 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, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia

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

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Castroviejo, S. & al. (eds.) (2005). Flora Iberica 21: 1-366. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC, Madrid.
  • Curtis, T. & Thompson, R. (2009). The orchids of Ireland: 1-160. National Museums of Northern Ireland, Cultra, Holywood.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Efimov, P. (2007). Genus Epipactis Zinn. (Orchidaceae) in the Russia. Turczaninowia 7(3): 8-42.
  • G.I.R.O.S. (2009). Orchidee d'Italia: 1-303. Il Castello srl, Italy.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Güner, A., Kandemir, A., Menemen, Y., Yıldırım, H., Aslan, S., Çimen, A.Ö., Güner, I., Ekşi, G. & Şen, F. (eds.) (2022). Resimli Türkiye Florası (Illustrated Flora of Turkey) 3a: 1-868. ANG Vakfı Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi Yayınları. İstanbul.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Kühn, R., Pedersen, H.Æ. & Cribb, P.J. (2019). Field Guide to the Orchids of Europe and the Mediterranean: 1-430. Kew Publishing, England.
  • Lucksom, S.Z. (2007). The orchids of Sikkim and North East Himalaya: 1-984. S.Z.Lucksom, India.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Raskoti, B.B. (2009). The Orchids of Nepal: 1-252. Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Taran, G.S., Silantieva, M.M. & Shibanova, A.A. (2007). Floristic records in floodplains of the Ob riber and its tributaries (Altai territory). Botanicheskii Zhurnal. Moscow & Leningrad 92: 1763-1768.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Vázquez Pardo, F.M. (2009). Revisión de la familia Orchidaceae en Extremadura (España). Folia Botanica Extremadurensis 3: 1-367.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Chilton, L. (2010). Plant list for Lesvos, slightly revised 1998-2009: 1-36. Marengo, Hunstanton, England.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pike, C.J.H. United Kingdom K:SPC-32919.000 No
Sayers, D. [04/40/18] Austria K:SPC-18561.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [4716] France K:SPC-32574.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [1575] United Kingdom K:SPC-09516.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [1577] United Kingdom K:SPC-21113.000 No
Adams, L.G. [273] United Kingdom K:SPC-28247.000 No
Sweden K:SPC-50601.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [6230] Spain K:SPC-24834.000 No
Tyrer, P.J. Ireland K:SPC-10073.000 No
Miller, K.B.N. United Kingdom K:SPC-09519.000 No
Maude, A.H. United Kingdom K:SPC-09517.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1611] United Kingdom K:SPC-20949.000 No
Burtt, B.L. United Kingdom K:SPC-20950.000 No
Ruhsam, M. [DMR355] United Kingdom K001873106 No
MFF [MFF 413] K:SPC-70406.000 No
Sprague, T.A.; Dalziel, J.M. United Kingdom K:SPC-09515.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. United Kingdom K:SPC-09523.000 No
Thomas, C. United Kingdom K:SPC-10071.000 No
McLeish, I. [51] United Kingdom K:SPC-62368.000 No
Collins, P.B. [74/0035d] Denmark K:SPC-41286.000 No
Sayers, D. [10/40/18] Austria K:SPC-10088.000 No
Collins, P.B. [74/0035c] Denmark K:SPC-41287.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-52873.000 No
Ryan, P.J. Ireland K:SPC-10075.000 No
Sweden K:SPC-50602.000 No
Sealy, J.R.; Sealy, S. [1068] United Kingdom K:SPC-09524.000 No
Clements, M.A. [2769] Greece K:SPC-48198.000 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [555] United Kingdom K:SPC-19428.000 No
Cribb, P. China K:SPC-56694.000 No
Verdcourt, B. [4826] France K:SPC-33602.000 No
Collins, P.B. [74/0036] Denmark K:SPC-41290.000 No
Maude, A.H. United Kingdom K:SPC-09518.000 No
Tyner, P.J. United Kingdom K:SPC-10074.000 No
Chase, M.W. [83164] United States K:SPC-75242.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [5225] Spain K:SPC-10072.000 No
Shove, W.R. United Kingdom K:SPC-19429.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-19426.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-71642.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. [2302] Austria K:SPC-09520.000 No
Collins, P.B. [74/0035a] Denmark K:SPC-41288.000 No
Milne-Redhead, E. United Kingdom K:SPC-28415.000 No
Sweden K:SPC-50599.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [4484] Spain K:SPC-20948.000 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L. [921] Ireland K:SPC-09521.000 No
Atkinson, R. [1621] United Kingdom K:SPC-10069.000 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-06049.143 No
United Kingdom K:SPC-10076.000 No
Greenwood, M. United Kingdom K:SPC-18562.000 No
Stratton, B.M. United Kingdom K:SPC-10077.000 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [1629] United Kingdom K:SPC-10070.000 No
Maycock, R. United Kingdom K:SPC-20713.000 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R.; Burtt, B.L. [933] Ireland K:SPC-09522.000 No

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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