Epipactis purpurata Sm.

Violet helleborine (en), Épipactis violacé (fr), Épipactis violacée (fr), Épipactide pourpre (fr), Épipactis pourpre (fr), Épipactide violacée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Epipactis

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

Habit

Epipactis purpurata habit picture by Uwe Knothe (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Epipactis purpurata leaf picture by René Burkhard (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis purpurata leaf picture by werner rom (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis purpurata leaf picture by Uwe Knothe (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Epipactis purpurata flower picture by Johanna Mayrhofer (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis purpurata flower picture by patrick barthelmebs (cc-by-sa)
Epipactis purpurata flower picture by René Burkhard (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Epipactis purpurata fruit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Epipactis purpurata world distribution map, present in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Ukraine

Conservation status

Epipactis purpurata threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:633313-1
WFO ID wfo-0000952234
COL ID 6FVMB
BDTFX ID 24455
INPN ID 96471
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Epipactis purpurata f. chlorophylla Epipactis violacea f. chlorophylla Epipactis purpurata f. rosea Limodorum violaceum Serapias sessilifolia Epipactis x merediorum Epipactis pollinensis Epipactis pseudopurpurata mered'a Epipactis sessilifolia Epipactis violacea Helleborine purpurata Helleborine sessilifolia Helleborine viridiflora Epipactis latifolia f. foliosa Epipactis latifolia f. varians Helleborine latifolia f. rosea Epipactis halacsyi Epipactis viridiflora Helleborine varians Helleborine violacea Epipactis varians Epipactis viridiflora var. pollinensis Epipactis viridiflora subsp. pseudopurpurata (mered'a) Epipactis viridiflora var. rosea Epipactis latifolia var. purpurata Serapias latifolia var. sylvestris Epipactis viridiflora subsp. halacsyi Epipactis viridiflora subsp. pollinensis Epipactis helleborine subsp. viridiflora Epipactis purpurata var. pollinensis Epipactis purpurata subsp. pollinensis Epipactis purpurata subsp. pseudopurpurata (mered'a) Epipactis purpurata var. rosea Epipactis latifolia subsp. varians Epipactis latifolia subsp. purpurata Epipactis latifolia var. brevifolia Helleborine latifolia subsp. varians Epipactis helleborine var. violacea Epipactis latifolia subsp. violacea Helleborine latifolia var. varians Epipactis latifolia subsp. purpurea Epipactis latifolia var. purpurea Helleborine latifolia var. purpurea Epipactis latifolia var. varians Epipactis latifolia subsp. viridiflora Epipactis rubiginosa var. stenopetala Helleborine latifolia subsp. viridiflora Epipactis helleborine var. varians Epipactis helleborine subsp. varians Epipactis latifolia var. violacea Epipactis viridans f. brevifolia Epipactis purpurata subsp. halacsyi Epipactis helleborine var. viridiflora Epipactis purpurata