Epipactis atrorubens

English: Dark Red Helleborine - Royal Helleborine
Nederlands: Bruinrode wespenorchis
Español: Heleborina rojo oscuro
Français: Épipactis pourpre noirâtre - Épipactis rouge sombre
Deutsch: Braunrote Stendelwurz

Family: Orchidaceae - Orchid family 
Flowering time: May - August
Height: 20-70cm
Altitude: to 2400m
Colour: deep purle red
Habitat: dry pastures, woods, rocky places, sand-dunes, generally calcareous soils
Distribution: Throughout Europe, except in the far north and rare in the Mediterranean region.
Notes: In the Netherlands this fragrant species is on the ´Rode lijst van planten´. One of the last places where it has been recorded is on the calcareous grasslands of the province of Limburg.



 

Related key words: Pyrenees, Pyreneeën, Pirineos, Ordesa, Senda de los Cazadores (Torla), Picos de Europa, Parador-Monte Oroel (Jaca), Barranco El Chaté (Broto), San Martín-Panillo (Graus), Heemtuin Tenellaplas Rockanje