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6-26-34 Epipactis atro purpurea Rafin BVH 20,17
# 345, BVH 454 = E. atrosebena Schult. Costa 44/3 = E.
atrosebena. H Pm Bm 309 = Helloborine atro purpurea
Selwyn & Telling SV/I/167 Fl Alon Path from
Kissing Bench mfr ridge toward Lebanon Rd [ Miss
Mae Ewan asquida ]. Plant 24 in high. Inflores 6 in
is infl. ? 19 fls. Clary + pedicel 10-12 mm long. (Open
fl 10 mm high by 10 mm wide. Lvs all longer then
internodes those in middle) at 2 to 3 times as long)
Cfd with B. Specimen brought 7-1-34 by Signand
from hte coast rd which is 12 in
high infloresc 2 1/2 in is infl ? 11 fls. (Open fl 9 mm
wide high with ovary shorter than in A. Lvs as
in A.
Cfd with C. Specimen brought from LeGrants Rd
6-25-34 by Miss Mae Ewan Only infloresc so no
lvs to determine identity. Infl 12 in long ? 41
fls, Clary + pedicel 12-15 mm long Fl 15 x 15 mm.
In all respects but size there seem the same.
Bracts ? fls tend to be strongly reflexed. Lorry ?
upper part of stem pubescent with white hairs which
qavethem a rather mealy look. In BvC stems
def purplish; in A at green except at base. In
BvC fls dark purple; in A not quite as dark but
not greenish.
All three spec cfd with E. leptochila found