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Herbarium specimen: Epipactis helleborine

Taxon:Orchidaceae: Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz ("Broad-leaved Helleborine")
Other name:Orchideae: Epipactis latifolia All.
Filed in taxon folder:Orchidaceae: Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz ("Broad-leaved Helleborine")
Collected by:C H T
Collection date:8/1894
Locality:Great Britain, VC13 West Sussex, West Harting, SU71, Wayside
ex herb:Dulwich College
Institution:South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:Epipactis helleborine herbarium specimen from West Harting, VC13 West Sussex in 1894 by C H T.
fruits/flowers:mature flowers
notes:According to Darwin E. latifolia is fertilized exclusively by wasps, so that if wasps were to become extinct in any district, so would E. latifolia.

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+Epipactis helleborineGB, VC49 Caernarvonshire, Great Orme's HeadH Fisher7/1863SLBI

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