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Narrow-leaved Helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia) - 20160516-01

The narrow-leaved helleborine is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant in the family Orchidaceae. It is widespread across Europe, Asia and North Africa from Ireland and Morocco to China.

 

It usually grows in damp woodland places (mainly oak and beech), forest edges and rocky slopes. These plants prefer calcareous soils and in well exposed places, at an altitude of 0–1,400 metres above sea level. (Wikipedia)

 

Teshel, Bulgaria. May 2016.

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