Orchidaceae
Dark red helleborine
Epipactis atrorubens
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epipactis
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Common names
By language (29)
- arz
- الهلبورين الاحمر الداكن
- Belarusian
- Гайнік цёмна-чырвоны
- Bulgarian
- Тъмночервен дремник
- Catalan
- Hel·leborina vermell fosc
- Croatian
- Tamnocrvena kruščika
- Czech
- Kruštík tmavočervený
- Danish
- Rød Hullæbe
- Dutch
- Bruinrode wespenorchis
- English
- Dark red helleborine, Royal helleborine
- Estonian
- Tumepunane neiuvaip
- Finnish
- Tummaneidonvaippa
- French
- Épipactis pourpre noirâtre, Épipactis rouge sombre
- German
- Braunrote Stendelwurz, Braunrote Ständelwurz, Braunroter Sitter, Braunroter Stendelwurz
- hsb
- Brunočerwjeny stawač
- Hungarian
- Vörösbarna nőszőfű
- Igbo
- Dark red helleborine
- Italian
- Heleborina rojo oscuro
- Latvian
- Tumšsarkanā dzeguzene
- Lithuanian
- Tamsialapis skiautalūpis
- Luxembourgish
- Donkelrout Harespelorchidee
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Rødflangre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Raudflangre
- Polish
- Kruszczyk rdzawoczerwony
- Russian
- Дремлик тёмно-красный, Дремлик ржаво-красный, Дремлик темно-красный
- Slovenian
- Temnordeča močvirnica
- Spanish
- Heleborina rojo oscuro, Heleborina purpuraoscura, Heleborina púrpuraoscura, Heleborina Real, Reina de aljezar
- Swedish
- Purpurknipprot
- Ukrainian
- Коручка темно-червона
- Welsh
- Y galdrist ruddgoch
Synonyms
- Amesia atropurpurea (Raf.) A.Nelson & J.F.Macbr.
- Amesia rubiginosa (Crantz) Mousley
- Epipactis atropurpurea Raf.
- Epipactis atropurpurea f. pallens Beckh.
- Epipactis atropurpurea subvar. lutescens (Coss. & Germ.) Rouy
- Epipactis atropurpurea subvar. virescens Rouy
- Epipactis atropurpurea var. leviconica Engenst.
- Epipactis atropurpurea var. longibracteata Bordz.
- Epipactis atropurpurea var. majoriflora Bordz.
- Epipactis atrorubens f. angustifolia Snarskis
- Epipactis atrorubens f. latifolia (Tocl) Soó
- Epipactis atrorubens f. longibracteata (Bordz.) Soó
- Epipactis atrorubens f. majoriflora (Bordz.) Soó
- Epipactis atrorubens f. orbicularis (Zapał.) Soó
- Epipactis atrorubens f. pallens (Beckh.) Hyl.
- Epipactis atrorubens f. sirneensis Neirynck
- Epipactis atrorubens subsp. borbasii Soó
- Epipactis atrorubens subsp. danubialis (Robatsch & Rydlo) Ciocârlan & R.Rösler
- Epipactis atrorubens subsp. spiridonovii (Devillers-Tersch. & Devillers) Kreutz
- Epipactis atrorubens subsp. subclausa (Robatsch) Kreutz
- Epipactis atrorubens subsp. triploidea Gelbr. & G.Hamel
- Epipactis atrorubens subvar. albiflora E.G.Camus
- Epipactis atrorubens subvar. borbasii (Soó) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis atrorubens subvar. lutescens (Coss. & Germ.) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis atrorubens subvar. radnensis (Soó) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis atrorubens subvar. suboppositifolia (G.Froel. ex Soó) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis atrorubens subvar. viridiflora (Sanio) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis atrorubens var. atrata A.Waldner & Webernd.
- Epipactis atrorubens var. bicolor B.Yorke
- Epipactis atrorubens var. dilatata (Graber) Verm.
- Epipactis atrorubens var. macedonica Kreutz, Tsiftsis & Antonop.
- Epipactis atrorubens var. media (Fr.) Nyman
- Epipactis atrorubens var. stenopetala Walth.Zimm.
- Epipactis atrorubens var. triploidea (Gelbr. & G.Hamel) Kreutz
- Epipactis cruenta Bertero ex Vignolo
- Epipactis danubialis Robatsch & Rydlo
- Epipactis helleborine subsp. viridans (Crantz) O.Schwarz
- Epipactis helleborine var. rubiginosa Crantz
- Epipactis helleborine var. viridans Crantz
- Epipactis latifolia Less.
and 48 more.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to July (from 861 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Eva Lieungh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jamie O'Neill, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Christina s.l., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Toro Delgado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marcin Dyderski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eva Lieungh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: agujaceratops, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Petra Caltová, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.