broad-leaved helleborine

Epipactis helleborine

Member of helleborines (genus Epipactis)
lower epidendroid orchids (subfamily Epidendroideae)
orchid family (family Orchidaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
pale purple, other colors in flowering plants

sepals ± green, often purple-tinged or -striped
lateral petals 8–11 mm; lateral sepals 10–13 mm
± dry places
very common in the Santa Cruz range and Oakland hills

Chris’s observations: 38 (all are research grade)

Locations:

El Corte de Madera OSP: 4
Pescadero Creek CP: 4
Sam McDonald CP: 4
Butano SP: 3
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit: 3
Nisene Marks SP: 3
Coal Creek OSP: 2
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: 2
Almaden Quicksilver CP
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP
Big Basin SP
Dimond Canyon Trail, Oakland
Huckleberry Botanic RP
Huddart CP
Lake Chabot RP
Mt. Madonna SP
Murray Ranch SP
Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP
Thornewood OSP
Wilder Ranch SP
Windy Hill OSP

Months:

May: 5
Jun.: 3
Jul.: 10
Aug.: 10
Sep.: 5
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 2
Dec.: 2

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora