Orchidaceae
Violet helleborine
Epipactis purpurata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Epipactis
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Common names
By language (14)
- Croatian
- Ljubičasta kruščika
- Czech
- Kruštík modrofialový
- Danish
- Tætblomstret Hullæbe
- Dutch
- Paarse wespenorchis
- English
- Violet helleborine
- French
- Épipactis violacé, Épipactis pourpre
- German
- Violette Stendelwurz
- hsb
- Fijałkowy stawač
- Italian
- Elleborina purpurea
- Lithuanian
- Trumpalapis skiautalūpis
- Luxembourgish
- Roudelzeg Harespelorchidee
- Polish
- Kruszczyk siny
- Slovenian
- Purpurna močvirnica
- Spanish
- Heleborina púrpura, Heleborina purpura, Limodorum violaceum
Synonyms
- Epipactis helleborine var. violacea (Dur.-Doq.) Rchb.f.
- Epipactis latifolia subsp. purpurata (Sm.) K.Richt.
- Epipactis latifolia subsp. violacea (Dur.-Doq.) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis latifolia subsp. viridiflora (Hoffm.) E.G.Camus
- Epipactis latifolia var. bracteis-longioribus Lindl.
- Epipactis latifolia var. purpurata (Sm.) Nyman
- Epipactis varians Crantz
- Helleborine purpurata (Sm.) Druce
- Helleborine violacea Druce
- Serapias latifolia var. sylvestris Pers
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 107 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Thomas Ebner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Karsten Rohweder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Lukas Schärer, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jason Grant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Henry Miller, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sim Elliott, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Josh Hedley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Epipactis
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- Dark red helleborineEpipactis atrorubensOrchidaceae
- Small-leaved helleborineEpipactis microphyllaOrchidaceae
- Narrow-lipped helleborineEpipactis leptochilaOrchidaceae
- Müllers´ helleborineEpipactis muelleriOrchidaceae
- Green-flowered helleborineEpipactis phyllanthesOrchidaceae
- Eastern marsh helleborineEpipactis veratrifoliaOrchidaceae
- Epipactis albensisOrchidaceae
- Giant helleborineEpipactis giganteaOrchidaceae
- Dune helleborineEpipactis dunensisOrchidaceae
- Epipactis papillosaOrchidaceae
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). About our plant data.