Epipactis dunensis
| Epipactis dunensis | |
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| Inflorescence, Anglesey sand-dunes | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Epipactis |
| Species: | E. dunensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Epipactis dunensis | |
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Epipactis dunensis, the dune helleborine, is an herbaceous member of the family Orchidaceae. It is hardy and has a long fleshy rootstock. It flowers from June to August with an inflorescence up to 50 cm high. The fruit is a capsule, from which the light, microscopic seeds are spread by the wind.
Dune helleborine is a British endemic species and in Britain limited to three main areas in England and Wales, the sand-dunes of Anglesey, dunes on the Fylde coast and in the valley of the River Tyne where it has colonised old metal mine workings.[2][3][1]
References
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Foley, Michael James Yates; Clarke, Sidney James (2005). Orchids of the British Isles. Griffin Press. ISBN 0954191617.
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species