Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.

Red helleborine (en), Céphalanthère rouge (fr), Elléborine rouge (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Cephalanthera

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.65m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.65
Root system rhizome
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 1-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cephalanthera rubra habit picture by pasquale pianese (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra habit picture by cirse (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cephalanthera rubra leaf picture by Alexander Tadeas Horváth (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra leaf picture by Cathy Géray (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra leaf picture by Jonas Arnaiz (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cephalanthera rubra flower picture by brunhilde oberrauch (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra flower picture by Alexander Tadeas Horváth (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra flower picture by Jan Baeteman (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cephalanthera rubra fruit picture by María Meyer (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra fruit picture by Jan Modderaar (cc-by-sa)
Cephalanthera rubra fruit picture by Bernhard Betz (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cephalanthera rubra world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:622405-1
WFO ID wfo-0000829375
COL ID 69HBK
BDTFX ID 15696
INPN ID 89928
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cephalanthera rubra f. alba Limodorum rubrum Serapias rubra Cymbidium rubrum Dorycheile rubra Epipactis purpurea Cephalanthera comosa Cephalanthera rubra f. comosa Cephalanthera rubra f. parviflora Cephalanthera rubra f. latior Cephalanthera rubra f. tenczyniensis Epipactis rubra Helleborine rubra Cephalanthera rubra var. comosa Cephalanthera rubra var. tenczyniensis Epipactis rubra var. parviflora Cephalanthera rubra var. leucantha Cephalanthera rubra