Epipactis microphylla explained

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]

External links

• Czech Botany (in English), Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Sw. – Small-leaved Helleborine
• Tela Botanica, Épipactis à petites feuilles, Epipactis microphylla Swartz
• Rogier Van Vugt photo gallery, Orchids of Anatalya, Turkey, Epipactis microphylla
• Orchideen in Baden-Württemberg, Epipactis microphylla (Ehrh.) Sw., Kleinblütige Stendelwurz
• Orchids of Cyprus, Epipactis microphylla Πολύ σπάνιο είδος με περιορισμένη εξάπλωση. Ανθοφορία κατά τον μήνα Ιούνιο.

Notes and References

1. http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=epipactis+microphylla 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 . Flora Mediterranea . fr . 30 . 261-271.