<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The group of <italic>Epipactis helleborine</italic> s.l. includes several subspecies. A new subspecies <italic>Epipactis helleborine</italic> subsp. <italic>moratoria</italic> was determined in Slovenia in 2015. It thrives in mixed wood in a region of Gorica at Raztez. Morphologic and phenomenological comparison confirmed clear differences between <italic>E. helleborine</italic> subsp. <italic>moratoria</italic> and <italic>E. helleborine</italic> subsp. <italic>helleborine</italic>. The characteristic differences seen in <italic>E. helleborine</italic> subsp. <italic>moratoria</italic> are the stem which is more or less bent at the level of the leaf base, the plants are smaller and more slender than <italic>E. helleborine</italic>, there are also differences in the flowers and the leaves. The ovary in <italic>E. moratoria</italic> is often in a horizontal position, especially at the time of fruiting, wheras in <italic>E. helleborine</italic> ovary usually hangs down. All of the wild orchids in Slovenia are protected species and among them it is <italic>Epipactis helleborine</italic> subsp. <italic>moratoria</italic> which, up till now is only known at one site.</p></abstract>

The group of Epipactis helleborine s.l. includes several subspecies. A new subspecies Epipactis helleborine subsp. moratoria was determined in Slovenia in 2015. It thrives in mixed wood in a region of Gorica at Raztez. Morphologic and phenomenological comparison confirmed clear differences between E. helleborine subsp. moratoria and E. helleborine subsp. helleborine. The characteristic differences seen in E. helleborine subsp. moratoria are the stem which is more or less bent at the level of the leaf base, the plants are smaller and more slender than E. helleborine, there are also differences in the flowers and the leaves. The ovary in E. moratoria is often in a horizontal position, especially at the time of fruiting, wheras in E. helleborine ovary usually hangs down. All of the wild orchids in Slovenia are protected species and among them it is Epipactis helleborine subsp. moratoria which, up till now is only known at one site.

<italic>Epipactis helleborine</italic> (L.) Crantz subsp. <italic>moratoria</italic> A. Riechelmann &amp; A. Zirnsack., a new subspecies of Broad-leaved Helleborine in Slovenia

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 (L.) Crantz subsp.  A. Riechelmann & A. Zirnsack., a new subspecies of Broad-leaved Helleborine in Slovenia

The group of Epipactis helleborine s.l. includes several subspecies. A new subspecies Epipactis helleborine subsp. moratoria was determined in Slovenia in...

Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz subsp. moratoria A. Riechelmann & A. Zirnsack., a new subspecies of Broad-leaved Helleborine in Slovenia

Published Online: Dec 08, 2016

Page range: 13 - 18

Received: Nov 25, 2015

Accepted: Mar 16, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hacq-2016-0011

Keywords
subsp., subsp., Slovenia

© 2017 Matej Lipovšek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz subsp. moratoria A. Riechelmann & A. Zirnsack., a new subspecies of Broad-leaved Helleborine in Slovenia

Published Online: Dec 08, 2016

Page range: 13 - 18

Received: Nov 25, 2015

Accepted: Mar 16, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/hacq-2016-0011

Keywordssubsp., subsp., Slovenia

© 2017 Matej Lipovšek et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
subsp., subsp., Slovenia