Epipactis atrorubens

Epipactis atrorubens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epipactis
Species:
E. atrorubens
Binomial name
Epipactis atrorubens
Synonyms[1]
Synonyms list
    • Serapias latifolia atrorubens Hoffm.
    • Serapias atrorubens (Hoffm.) Bernh.
    • Epipactis latifolia var. atrorubens (Hoffm.) Wallr.
    • Helleborine atrorubens (Hoffm.) Druce
    • Epipactis atropurpurea Raf.
    • Epipactis media Fr.
    • Epipactis macropodia Peterm.
    • Epipactis viridans (Crantz) Beck
    • Limodorum rubiginosum (Crantz) Kuntze
    • Helleborine media (Fr.) Druce
    • Amesia atropurpurea (Raf.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
    • Helleborine rubiginosa (Crantz) Samp.
    • Helleborine viridans (Crantz) Samp.
    • Amesia rubiginosa (Crantz) Mousley
    • Epipactis cruenta Bertero ex Vignolo
    • Epipactis subclausa Robatsch
    • Epipactis thessala B.Baumann & H.Baumann
    • Epipactis danubialis Robatsch & Rydlo
    • Epipactis spiridonovii Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers

Epipactis atrorubens, the dark-red helleborine[2] or royal helleborine, is an herbaceous plant in the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

As with many other species of orchids, the species is legally protected in some countries. Plantlife designated the dark-red helleborine as the county flower for Banffshire, Scotland.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference wcsp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.