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n. - Genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers.

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  • Epipactis helleborine and Lilium pilosiusculum are listed as rare species for Siberia.
  • Rare mesophytic species of orchids (Ophrys transhyrcana, Epipactis veratrifolia) and ferns (Ophioglossum vulgatum) found here their refuge from the arid environment.
  • In Nalychevo Nature Park 549 species of vascular plants have been recorded, with many rare orchids (Cypripedium macranthon, Epipactis papillosa, Neottia asiatica) and...
  • Other plants include giant helleborine orchid Epipactis gigantea, button cactus Epithelantha micromeris, Guadalupe jewelflower Streptanthus sparsiflorus, Havard's...
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