| Eastern Marsh Helleborine |
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| Original date | 2/17/08 3:37 PM |
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| Flash | Flash did not fire |
| Focal length | 60.0mm |
| Exposure time | 1/80s |
| Aperture | 20.0 |
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| Metering Mode | Spot |
| Camera make | NIKON CORPORATION |
| Camera model | NIKON D300 |
| Sensor type | OneChipColorArea |
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Botanical name: Epipactis veratrifolia Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Synonyms: Epipactis consimilis, Epipactis wallichii, Helleborine veratrifolia
Synonyms: Epipactis consimilis, Epipactis wallichii, Helleborine veratrifolia
Eastern Marsh Helleborine is a robust terrestrial orchid, up to 1.2-1.5 m
tall. Stem is densely leafy. Leaves are ovate-lanceshaped to lanceshaped,
pointed or long-pointed, up to 20 cm long, papery. Flowers are borne in
10-60 cm long inflorescence. Rachis is whitish velvety, lower bracts are
leaf-like, the uppermost as long as ovary. Flowers are pale greenish,
tinged or veined with brownish-red. Sepals are spreading, up to 2.1 cm
long, ovate-lanceshaped. Petals are slightly shorter. Lip has 2 small,
erect, triangular side-lobes near the base. Inside with 2 reddish-brown
ridges. Ripe seed-capsule is enlarged and distinctly stalked.
Flowering: May-July.
| Identification credit: Pankaj Kumar | Photographed in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand. |
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