Cephalanthera Damasonium Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

Flower of a white helleborine, Cephalanthera damasonium, a wild orchid.

White helleborine, Cephalanthera damasonium, is a species of a self-pollinating orchid, which prefers calcareous soil for its geophyte rhizomes and needs about 10 years for the first blossom. Picture taken in late May, near Oberau, Bavaria.

Cephalanthera damasonium, terrestrial orchid of the Orchidaceae family.

Cephalanthera damasonium, terrestrial orchid of the Orchidaceae family.

Cephalanthera damasonium, terrestrial orchid of the Orchidaceae family.

Short to medium hairless; stem angled with 2-3 brown basal sheaths. Leaves 4-10, oblong to lanceolate, somewhat bluish-green. Flowers white or cream. All but the highest flowers much exceeded by the subtending bracts; sepals and petals blunt, the latter slightly shorter; lip 14-17mm, white, with 3-5 orange-yellow ridges above. Ovary hairless. Habitat: Beechwoods and other shady places, generally on calcareous soils, to 1300m. Flowering season: May-July. Distribution: W. and Central Europe. North to S. Sweden. This Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.

Short to medium hairless; stem angled with 2-3 brown basal sheaths. Leaves 4-10, oblong to lanceolate, somewhat bluish-green. Flowers white or cream. All but the highest flowers much exceeded by the subtending bracts; sepals and petals blunt, the latter slightly shorter; lip 14-17mm, white, with 3-5 orange-yellow ridges above. Ovary hairless. Habitat: Beechwoods and other shady places, generally on calcareous soils, to 1300m. Flowering season: May-July. Distribution: W. and Central Europe. North to S. Sweden. This Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.

Short to medium hairless; stem angled with 2-3 brown basal sheaths. Leaves 4-10, oblong to lanceolate, somewhat bluish-green. Flowers white or cream. All but the highest flowers much exceeded by the subtending bracts; sepals and petals blunt, the latter slightly shorter; lip 14-17mm, white, with 3-5 orange-yellow ridges above. Ovary hairless. Habitat: Beechwoods and other shady places, generally on calcareous soils, to 1300m. Flowering season: May-July. Distribution: W. and Central Europe. North to S. Sweden. This Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.

Short to medium hairless; stem angled with 2-3 brown basal sheaths. Leaves 4-10, oblong to lanceolate, somewhat bluish-green. Flowers white or cream. All but the highest flowers much exceeded by the subtending bracts; sepals and petals blunt, the latter slightly shorter; lip 14-17mm, white, with 3-5 orange-yellow ridges above. Ovary hairless. Habitat: Beechwoods and other shady places, generally on calcareous soils, to 1300m. Flowering season: May-July. Distribution: W. and Central Europe. North to S. Sweden. This Picture is made during a long weekend in the Eifel (Germany) in June 2019.

white helleborine in beech forest near lüderbach in north hesse

white helleborine in beech forest near lüderbach in north hesse

white helleborine in beech forest near lüderbach in north hesse

white helleborine in beech forest near lüderbach in north hesse

Listera ovata is a species of terrestrial orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family.

Listera ovata is a species of terrestrial orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family.

Listera ovata is a species of terrestrial orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family.

Listera ovata is a species of terrestrial orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family.

White Helleborine (Cephalanthera damasonium) in Cyprus field

White Helleborine (Cephalanthera damasonium) in Cyprus field

White Helleborine (Cephalanthera damasonium) in Cyprus field

Cephalanthera damasonium in bloom

Sunny day along the banks of the Cidacos river.

Cephalanthera damasonium, the white helleborine, is a species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Cephalanthera damasonium is the type species of the genus Cephalanthera.

Cephalanthera damasonium orchid

Autogamous flowers of orchid (Orchidaceae) growing in beech woodland near Westbury, Wiltshire, UK

Cephalanthera damasonium, terrestrial orchid of the Orchidaceae family.

Autogamous flowers of orchid (Orchidaceae) growing in beech woodland near Westbury, Wiltshire, UK

Cephalanthera damasonium, terrestrial orchid of the Orchidaceae family.

Flower of a white helleborine, Cephalanthera damasonium, a wild orchid.

Cephalanthera damasonium, terrestrial orchid of the Orchidaceae family.

Orchid in the wild with white in nature beautiful.

Orchid in the wild with white in nature beautiful.