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Epipactis

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Noun1.Epipactis - genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowersEpipactis - genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Orchidaceae, orchid family, Orchidaceae - enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
helleborine - any of various orchids of the genus Epipactis
Epipactis helleborine - European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
chatterbox, Epipactis gigantea, giant helleborine, stream orchid - orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf


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Plant species More than 300 species of plants have been recorded in the area, including species that are found only in wetlands such as Typha dominginsis and the unique orchid species of the UAE, Epipactis veratrifolia.
There are thought to be 300 of the orchids ( or Epipactis sancta, to give the plant its Latin name.
There are thought to be about 300 of the Lindisfarne orchids ( or Epipactis sancta, to give the plant its Latin name.
 
 
 
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