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: 29 (all are research grade)

Locations:

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

Months:

May: 5
Jun.: 1
Jul.: 7
Aug.: 8
Sep.: 3
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 2
Dec.: 2

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora