Epipactis microphylla

Epipactis microphylla, the small-leaved helleborine, is a species of orchid. It is native to much of Europe and to Southwest Asia as far east as Iran though noticeably absent from the British Isles and from Scandinavia.[1] It has also been found in North Africa, in the Babor mountains in Little Kabylia, Algeria.[2]

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

References

  1. Altervista Flora Italiana, Elleborine minore, Small Leaved Helleborine, Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Swartz
  2. A. F. Bougaham, K. Rebbas, E. Vela (November 2010). "Découverte d'Epipactis microphylla (Orchidaceae) au Djebel Babor (nord-est de l'Algérie), orchidée nouvelle pour l'Afrique du Nord" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (in French). 30: 261–271.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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