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Cephalanthera
Cephalanthera, abbreviated Ceph in horticultural trade, is a genus of mostly terrestrial orchids. Members of this genus have rhizomes rather than tubers. About 15 species are currently recognized, most of the native to Europe and Asia. The only species found in the wild in North America is the Phantom Orchid or Snow Orchid C. austiniae. Ecologically, this species is partially myco-heterotrophic. Some of the Eurasian species hybridise.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Narrow-leaved Helleborine
speciesCephalanthera longifolia
white helleborine
speciesCephalanthera damasonium
Red Helleborine
speciesCephalanthera rubra
Phantom Orchid
speciesCephalanthera austiniae
Golden Orchid
speciesCephalanthera falcata
Cephalanthera erecta
speciesCephalanthera erecta
Long-bract cephalanthera
speciesCephalanthera longibracteata
Cephalanthera kurdica
speciesCephalanthera kurdica
Eastern Hooded Helleborine
speciesCephalanthera epipactoides
Cephalanthera cucullata
speciesCephalanthera cucullata
Cephalanthera caucasica
speciesCephalanthera caucasica
Cephalanthera × schulzei
hybridCephalanthera × schulzei
Cephalanthera kotschyana
speciesCephalanthera kotschyana
Cephalanthera × otto-hechtii
hybridCephalanthera × otto-hechtii
Cephalanthera subaphylla
speciesCephalanthera subaphylla
Cephalanthera exigua
speciesCephalanthera exigua
Cephalanthera nanchuanica
speciesCephalanthera nanchuanica
Cephalanthera calcarata
speciesCephalanthera calcarata
Cephalanthera gracilis
speciesCephalanthera gracilis
Cephalanthera humilis
speciesCephalanthera humilis
Cephalanthera pusilla
speciesCephalanthera pusilla
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50707.