Red helleborine  (Cephalanthera rubra)

Authentication

Information authenticated by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew:
http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/

Glossary

Calcareous: Containing free calcium carbonate, chalky.
Deciduous: A plant that sheds its leaves at the end of the growing season.
Ex-situ: Measures to conserve a species or habitat that occur outside of the natural range of the species. E.g. in zoos or botanical gardens.
Perennial: Plants that live for at least three seasons; after an initial period they produce flowers once a year.

References

  1. Grey-Wilson, C. (1994) Eyewitness Handbooks: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northwest Europe. Dorling Kindersley, London.
  2. Wigginton, M.J. (1999) British Red Data Books 1; Vascular Plants. 3rd Edition. JNCC, Peterborough.
  3. Press, B. and Gibbons, B. (1993) Photographic Field Guide. Wild Flowers of Britain and Europe. New Holland Ltd., London.
  4. Fisher, J. (1987) Wild Flowers in Danger. H. F. and G. Witherby, Ltd., London.