Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka - syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich. - Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species.Ref.:(1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300.(x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka - syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich. - Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref.: (1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300. (x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka - syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich. - Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref.: (1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300. (x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka - syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich. - Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref.: (1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300. (x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka - syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich. - Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref.: (1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300. (x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka - syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich. - Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa. Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004). Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by 'V' representing a vulnerable species. Ref.: (1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29. (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106. (4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300. (x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka

2010-06-25 Lower Austria, district Neunkirchen (Gloggnitz greywacke hills, 855 m AMSL).German name: Breitblatt-Waldvglein

Slo.: dolgolistna naglavka

Album des orchides de l'Europe centrale et septentrionaleGenve,Librairie Georg,1899.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15446351

Riviere-Sur-Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees, France

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch., syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich.Narrow-leaved Helleborine, DE: Langbltriges WaldvgeleinSlo.: dolgolistna naglavkaDat.: June 5. 2016Lat.: 46.40246 Long.: 13.74344Code: Bot_970/2016_IMG0458Picture file names: from Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_20 to Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_25.Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Upper Trenta valley, above the trail from the main road to Mlinarica gorge, near the entrance to the gorge, left bank of river Soa and right bank of stream Mlinarica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "V" representing a vulnerable species.Ref.:(1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300.(x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Cephalanthera longifolia is a widspread Euro-Asian orchid. In Israel it is protected and rather rare, occurring in semi-shaded places within the Mediterranean region.

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch., syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich.Narrow-leaved Helleborine, DE: Langbltriges WaldvgeleinSlo.: dolgolistna naglavkaDat.: June 5. 2016Lat.: 46.40246 Long.: 13.74344Code: Bot_970/2016_IMG0458Picture file names: from Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_20 to Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_25.Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Upper Trenta valley, above the trail from the main road to Mlinarica gorge, near the entrance to the gorge, left bank of river Soa and right bank of stream Mlinarica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "V" representing a vulnerable species.Ref.:(1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300.(x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

Cephalanthera longifolia is protected and rather rare in Israel. It is confined mainly to the higher areas on the country. We were lucky to see it in keak blooming yesterday.

23/04/2007 near Mattinata/Italy

A white flowered orchid. Leaves are spreading. light green. Flower usually half closed.

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch., syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich.Narrow-leaved Helleborine, DE: Langbltriges WaldvgeleinSlo.: dolgolistna naglavkaDat.: June 5. 2016Lat.: 46.40246 Long.: 13.74344Code: Bot_970/2016_IMG0458Picture file names: from Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_20 to Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_25.Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Upper Trenta valley, above the trail from the main road to Mlinarica gorge, near the entrance to the gorge, left bank of river Soa and right bank of stream Mlinarica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "V" representing a vulnerable species.Ref.:(1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300.(x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.

This is one of the common Euro-Asian orchids. It grow in shady scrub and forests. Interestingly the flowers are almost never open.

Cephalanthera longifolia (L.) Fritsch., syn.: Serapias helleborine var. longifolia L., Cephalanthera ensifolia Rich.Narrow-leaved Helleborine, DE: Langbltriges WaldvgeleinSlo.: dolgolistna naglavkaDat.: June 5. 2016Lat.: 46.40246 Long.: 13.74344Code: Bot_970/2016_IMG0458Picture file names: from Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_20 to Cephalanthera-longifolia_raw_25.Habitat: small, former pasture, now partly overgrown with bushes and trees and surrounded by mixed wood, Picea abies and Fagus sylvatica dominant trees; moderately inclined mountain slope, south aspect; colluvial, calcareous, skeletal ground; elevation 750 m (2.450 feet); average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: soil.Place: Upper Trenta valley, above the trail from the main road to Mlinarica gorge, near the entrance to the gorge, left bank of river Soa and right bank of stream Mlinarica, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Cephalanthera longifolia is a beautiful and stately orchid sometimes growing up to 60 cm tall. It is a quite common species in mountain regions of Slovenia. Because of its snow-white flowers, which are very conspicuous in shady forests it cannot be overlooked. Apart of not too dark forests it can be found also on their edges and also on open grassy places, where it develops long inflorescence sometimes having more than 20 flowers. Contrary, in shade of woods the plants may have only 4 or 5 flowers. Interestingly, the flowers remain half-closed and almost never open fully. Nevertheless, where the plant grows in large numbers, it displays wonderful vistas. Cephalanthera longifolia is widely distributed Eurasian floral element, which extends from Sweden down to Mediterranean regions including North Africa.Protected according to: Uredba o zavarovanih prostoiveih rastlinskih vrstah, poglavje A, Uradni list RS, t. 46/2004 (Regulation of protected wild plants, chapter A, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 46/2004), (2004).Pravilnik o uvrstitvi ogroenih rastlinskih in ivalskih vrst v rdei seznam, Uradni list RS, t. 82/2002 (Regulation of enlisting of endangered plant and animal species onto Red List, Official Gazette of Republic Slovenia, no. 82/2002) (2002). Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "V" representing a vulnerable species.Ref.:(1) B. Dolinar, Kukavievke v Sloveniji (Orchidaceae of Slovenia) (in Slovenian), Pipinova Knjiga (2015), p 29.(2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije (Flora of Slovenia - Key) (in Slovenian), Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p 763. (3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 1106.(4) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 1300.(x) H. Kretzschmar, Die Orchideen Deutschlands und angrenzenden Lander, Quelle Meyer (2008), p 70.