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Questions and Answers: 2020

Question: Is this Coeloglossum viride? Habitat limestone outcrop in woods NW CT with Asplenium trichomanes & Asplenium platyneuron. Phot 7/14/20

  • Question

    Is this Coeloglossum viride? Habitat limestone outcrop in woods NW CT with Asplenium trichomanes & Asplenium platyneuron. Phot 7/14/20

    Answer

    Dear James, good morning to you. You have photographed Epipactis helleborine (broad-leaved helleborine). This is a non-native orchid that is found here and there over much of New England. It is not invasive. It typically is found in a variety of forested habitats and forest edges.