Epipactis atrorubens

Epipactis atrorubens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epipactis
Species:
E. atrorubens
Binomial name
Epipactis atrorubens
(Hoffm.) Besser
Synonyms
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 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.

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