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Epipactis dunensis (T. Stephenson & T. A. Stephenson) Godfery

dune helleborine (Orchidaceae)

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Synonym | Epipactis leptochila var. dunensis T. & T. A. Stephenson

Epipactis dunensis grows on sand dunes, river gravels and mining spoil in Anglesey, Lancashire, along the River Tyne and at a few other sites in North Wales, England and southern Scotland.

Lytham St. Anne’s (VC60: West Lancashire); 2020-07-17

 dune helleborine / Epipactis dunensis: _Epipactis dunensis_ grows on sand dunes, river gravels and mining spoil in Anglesey, Lancashire, along the River Tyne and at a few other sites in North Wales, England and southern Scotland.

Epipactis dunensis differs from Epipactis leptochila in its shorter labellum with a recurved tip.

Lytham St. Anne’s (VC60: West Lancashire); 2020-07-17

 dune helleborine / Epipactis dunensis: _Epipactis dunensis_ differs from _Epipactis leptochila_ in its shorter labellum with a recurved tip.

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