Epipactis leptochila

Epipactis leptochila, the narrow-lipped helleborine,[1] is a species of orchid in the genus Epipactis, which is found in chalk or limestone-based beech and hornbeam woodland in southern England and Wales. The narrow-lipped helleborine blooms from early June to mid-August.[2] Epipactis leptochila is also found in parts of northern Europe. Due to habitat loss, the species is scarce and declining in the United Kingdom, where it can mainly be found in the Cotswolds and the Chiltern Hills.

Not to be confused with narrow-leaved helleborine, one of the English names for Cephalanthera longifolia

Epipactis leptochila
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epipactis
Species:
E. leptochila
Binomial name
Epipactis leptochila
(Godfery) Godfery
Synonyms

Epipactis viridiflora (Blume) Ames var. leptochila

References
  1. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
  2. Cole, Sean (2020). Britain's Orchids. WildGuides. p. 134.


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