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Cephalanthera rubra (L.) Rich.

red helleborine (Orchidaceae)

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Cephalanthera rubra is perilously rare in Great Britain, surviving only at three protected calcareous sloping woodland sites in southern England; its pink flowers are distinctive.

Bergamo (BG), Italy; 2018-07-02

 red helleborine / Cephalanthera rubra: _Cephalanthera rubra_ is perilously rare in Great Britain, surviving only at three protected calcareous sloping woodland sites in southern England; its pink flowers are distinctive.

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