''Epipactis microphylla'', the small-leaved helleborine, is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. It is native to much of

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and to Southwest

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as far east as

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

though noticeably absent from the

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and from

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. It has also been found in North Africa, in the

Babor mountains The Babor Range ( ar, جبل البابور; kab, Idurar n Babuṛ) is a mountain range of the Tell Atlas in Algeria. The highest point of the range is 2,004 m high Mount Babor. The Babor Range, together with the neighboring Bibans, is part of t ...

in Little

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References

External links

Czech Botany (in English), ''Epipactis microphylla'' (Ehrh.) Sw. – Small-leaved HelleborineTela Botanica, Épipactis à petites feuilles'', Epipactis microphylla'' SwartzRogier Van Vugt photo gallery, Orchids of Anatalya, Turkey, ''Epipactis microphylla''
*[http://cyprus-orchids.blogspot.com/2011/12/epipactis-microphylla.html Orchids of Cyprus, ''Epipactis microphylla'' Πολύ σπάνιο είδος με περιορισμένη εξάπλωση. Ανθοφορία κατά τον μήνα Ιούνιο.] Epipactis, microphylla Orchids of Europe {{Epidendroideae-stub