Irish wildflowers BSBI map

Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, Ealabairín
© Micheal G Slattery. The Burren, Co. Clare

Broad-leaved Helleborine
Epipactis helleborine
Ealabairín
Family: Orchidaceae

Flowering July - October. Tuberous perennial. Native.

Can be variable. Dense spikes of 50-100 wide open flowers, the colour varying from very pale pinkish-green in shade to purplish-red in more open habitats. The leaves are arranged spirally up the stem, lower leaves broadly oval, crinkled and strongly ribbed, the upper stem leaves much narrower. Height 30-120cm.

Found in mixed deciduous woodland, hedgerows, limestone pavements, dunes and on roadsides. Widespread but most frequent in the north and west of Ireland.

Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, Ealabairín

Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, Ealabairín
Broad-leaved Helleborine, Epipactis helleborine, Ealabairín

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