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Epipactis microphylla

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Epipactis microphylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Epipactis
Species:
E. microphylla
Binomial name
Epipactis microphylla
Synonyms

Epipactis microphylla, the small-leaved helleborine, is a species of orchid. It is native to much of Europe and to Southwest Asia as far east as Iran though noticeably absent from the British Isles and from Scandinavia.[1] It has also been found in North Africa, in the Babor mountains in Little Kabylia, Algeria.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Elleborine minore, Small Leaved Helleborine, Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Swartz
  2. ^ A. F. Bougaham, K. Rebbas, E. Vela (November 2010). "Découverte d'Epipactis microphylla (Orchidaceae) au Djebel Babor (nord-est de l'Algérie), orchidée nouvelle pour l'Afrique du Nord" (PDF). Flora Mediterranea (in French). 30: 261–271.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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