Broadleaf helleborine - Epipactis helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
Orchidaceae (orchid family)
MI Status
Non-native
Life cycle
Perennial.
Leaves
Alternate, parallel veined, sessile and clasp at the stem.
Stems
Green to purple and covered in fine hairs.
Flowers and fruit
Flowers are bilaterally symmetrical and are greenish-white with a violet tint. Fruit are capsules that are egg-shaped to ellipsoid and generally hairy. They are filled with hundreds of minute seeds.
Reproduction
Spread is primarily from new plants emerging from rhizomes. Several stems may develop from the same rootstock. Broad-leaf helleborine also reproduces via minuscule seeds, similar to other orchid species.
![Broad-leaved hellborine shoot 3](/pestid/uploads/Epipactis3.jpg?language_id=1)
![Broadleaf helleborine flower Aug2020 ECH (2)](/pestid/uploads/images/Broadleaf helleborine flower Aug2020 ECH (2).jpg?language_id=1)
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