Epipactis purpurata
Violet Helleborine
Also known as: Epipactis helleborine subsp. purpurata (Sm.) H.Sund. +10 more
- Epipactis helleborine subsp. purpurata (Sm.) H.Sund.
- Epipactis latifolia subsp. purpurata (Sm.) K.Richt.
- Epipactis latifolia subsp. purpurata (Sm.) Nyman
- Epipactis latifolia var. bracteis-longioribus Lindl.
- Epipactis latifolia var. purpurata (Sm.) Nyman
- Epipactis latifolia var. varians Crantz, 1769
- Epipactis latifolia var. violacea Dur.-Doq.
- Epipactis latifolia var. viridiflora (Hoffm.) Irmisch
- Epipactis merediorum subsp. ek
- Epipactis viridiflora (Hoffm.) Morong, 1893
- Helleborine purpurata (Sm.) Druce
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte.
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Epipactis purpurata (commonly known as Violet Helleborine) is a rhizomatous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia and Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms