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Photographer: R.K. Kupfer
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Family Orchidaceae
Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz
broad-leaved helleborine, helleborine, helleborine orchid
Epipactis: either from Greek epipaktis or epipegnuo, the name adopted for this genus which was originally called hellebore, and which refers to a milk-curdling property claimed for some species
helleborine: Greek name for Hellebore
Restricted Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized; ecologically invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb |
| Flower: | 6-parted, 3/4"-1" wide, lip greenish-purple, petals and sepals dull green with purple veins; inflorescence 4"-12" terminal, spike-like cluster (raceme) of many stalked flowers; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | many, alternate, clasping, oval to lance-like |
| Habitat: | deciduous forests, roadsides; in limy soil |
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