Broad-leaved helleborine

Epipactis helleborine

The Broad-leaved helleborine is a beautiful flower that grows in shady places. It has broad leaves and tall stems with clusters of lovely greenish-purple flowers that bloom in summer.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Broad-leaved helleborine has a tall, leafy stem holding many small, drooping flowers. These unusual orchid flowers are often greenish-purple or brownish, making them hard to spot against their woodland backdrop. It stands out with its broad, ribbed leaves spiraling up the stem.

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Broad-leaved helleborine

Categoría

Plantas

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

It's a wild orchid, but it grows in many places, even your garden!

It's part of the huge orchid family, one of the biggest plant families on Earth!

Its flowers are often greenish-purple, making them tricky to spot in dappled shade!

This plant can sometimes grow straight out of cracks in pavements or old walls!

Habilidades especiales

Broad-leaved helleborine produces nectar that can slightly intoxicate wasps, making them efficient pollinators.

Broad-leaved helleborine uses special root fungi to help it absorb nutrients from the soil, especially as a seedling.

Broad-leaved helleborine creates thousands of dust-like seeds that can travel far on the wind to find new homes.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 20-100 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1-2 cm
Temporada de floración: Verano
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Leve
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

common wasp

Vespula vulgaris

Attracted to its nectar

eaten by

black slug

Arion ater

Slugs feed on its leaves

eaten by

roe deer

Capreolus capreolus

Deer graze on the plant

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Flor en racimo

Las flores en racimo son inflorescencias donde las flores individuales están dispuestas muy juntas en un tallo común.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.