Flower ID: IMG_2855.JPG-07-16-2024 Flower name (scientific): Epipactis helleborine (Linnaeus) Crantz PY: 1769. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) eh-pi-PAK-tis he-lee-BORE-ine Flower name (common): Broad-leaved Helleborine Family name (common): Orchid Family name (scientific): Orchidaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From Greek epipaktis, a vernacular name used by Theophratus for a plant that is said to have curdled milk. Specific epithet: Common name origin: Flower description: Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches (1.8 to 2.5 cm) Petal count: 3 and 3 sepals Color: yellow and/or green or pink Other: flower arrangement, Raceme Plant description: Size: 12 to 36 inches (30 to 91 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, orbiculate, elliptic to narrowly lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced, invasive/Restricted in Wisconsin Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.794995 Longitude: -91.486812 Altitude: 255.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Dane, Dodge, Door, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Iowa, Iron, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Milwaukee, Oconto, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Polk, Racine, Sheboygan, Vernon, Walworth, Washington, Winnebago) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, TN, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (BC, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym(s): Wetland Status (NC): UPL Wetland Status (MW): FACU