Epipactis palustris

RO: Mlăştiniţă
DE: Sumpf-Stendelwurz
EN: Marsh Helleborine

• a rhizomous plant producing one or several stems sometime very tall (usually 15 to 60 cm but sometime can reach 90 cm)
• the inflorescence is lax but not very long with around 10 flowers
• in flower from June to August (depends on latitude an altitude)
• pollination is done by different species (mainly Hymenoptera and Coleoptera) of insects atracted by nectar
• found on damp to wet substrate in full sun, specially on alkaline substrate but also on acid one
• can be found almost in all Europe and Asia, but more rare in north and south
• 2n = 40, 44, 46, 48

Embedded map with records for Romania found in myNature database.

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