Photographs: Micheal G Slattery |
Broad-leaved Helleborine Variable. One-sided spikes of 50-100 flowers, colour varies from pale pinkish-green to deep reddish in more open habitats. Four to ten flat, broad-oval, crinkled, ribbed leaves arranged spirally up stem. Height 30-120cm. Found in mixed deciduous woodland, hedgerows, limestone pavements, dunes and roadsides. Most frequent N and W Ireland. |
Broad-leaved Helleborine. The Burren, Co.Clare. All photographs © Micheal G Slattery 2009