Epipactis atrorubens (Hoffm.) Besser

Royal helleborine (en), Helléborine rouge (fr), Épipactide rouge sombre (fr), Épipactis rouge sombre (fr), Épipactis brun rouge (fr), Épipactis pourpre noirâtre (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Epipactis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.35-0.8m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Mature height (meter) 0.35 - 0.8
Root system -
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 2-6
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Epipactis atrorubens habit picture by Daniel Bourget (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens habit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens habit picture by etienne copeaux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Epipactis atrorubens leaf picture by Jean-Luc Durand (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens leaf picture by Frederic Vieilledent (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens leaf picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Epipactis atrorubens flower picture by Claire Perrachon (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens flower picture by Baebler Špela (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens flower picture by Theophile Pozet (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Epipactis atrorubens fruit picture by Christian Peter (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens fruit picture by grutz (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis atrorubens fruit picture by Prins Udo (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Epipactis atrorubens world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:20010355-1
WFO ID wfo-0000951957
COL ID 6FVJH
BDTFX ID 24384
INPN ID 96432
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Helleborine atropurpurea f. radnensis Helleborine atropurpurea f. latifolia Helleborine atropurpurea f. orbicularis Helleborine atropurpurea f. suboppositifolia Helleborine atropurpurea f. leviconica Epipactis atrorubens f. latifolia Epipactis atrorubens f. orbicularis Epipactis rubiginosa f. latifolia Helleborine atropurpurea f. alternifolia Limodorum rubiginosum Helleborine atropurpurea f. borbasii Epipactis viridans Epipactis atrorubens Epipactis rubiginosa Epipactis spiridonovii Epipactis subclausa Epipactis thessala Epipactis atropurpurea f. pallens Epipactis atrorubens f. pallens Epipactis latifolia f. viridans Epipactis atrorubens f. longibracteata Epipactis atrorubens f. majoriflora Epipactis atrorubens f. angustifolia Epipactis danubialis Epipactis macropodia Epipactis media Epipactis cruenta Epipactis latifolia Amesia atropurpurea Helleborine media Epipactis rubiginosa Helleborine atrorubens Epipactis atropurpurea Amesia rubiginosa Helleborine atropurpurea Helleborine rubiginosa Helleborine viridans Epipactis atrorubens subsp. borbasii Epipactis atrorubens subsp. danubialis Epipactis atrorubens var. atrata Epipactis atrorubens subsp. spiridonovii Epipactis atrorubens subsp. subclausa Epipactis atrorubens var. triploidea Epipactis atrorubens var. media Epipactis latifolia var. atrorubens Epipactis latifolia var. minor Epipactis atropurpurea var. longibracteata Epipactis atropurpurea var. majoriflora Epipactis persica subsp. danubialis Epipactis latifolia var. viridans Epipactis rubiginosa var. orbicularis Epipactis atrorubens var. macedonica Epipactis atrorubens subsp. triploidea Epipactis helleborine var. rubiginosa Epipactis helleborine subsp. viridans Epipactis latifolia var. rubiginosa Epipactis helleborine var. viridans Epipactis atrorubens f. sirneensis Serapias atrorubens Epipactis atropurpurea var. leviconica Epipactis atrorubens var. stenopetala Epipactis atrorubens var. dilatata Helleborine atropurpurea var. dilatata