Common name:
Dune helleborine
Family:
Scientific name:
Epipactis dunensis
Synonym:
Epipactis muelleri var dunensis
Main flower color:
Range:
Scattered sites in northern England, and one in Anglesey
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Dune slacks and sandy pine woodland
Flowers:
Three narrow sepals, pale green, forming a hood, below which are the two spreading outer petals, somewhat larger, and a cupped lower petal, narrowing towards the tip, pinkish inside, light green around the margins. The outer segment (the epichile) is wider than it is long, and its tip is curved backwards. Flowers tend not to fully open
Leaves:
Opposite, broadly ovate, light green, up to 10 cm long
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
