| Cephalanthera rubra |
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Richard, Louis Claude Marie |
| published in | Mèmoires du Musèum d' Histoire Naturelle 4 : 60 1818 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Neottieae | |
| subtribe | Limodorinae | |
| genus | Cephalanthera L.C. Richard 1818 | |
| chromosomes | 44 (GIROS) | |
| native of | origins | deciduous and mixed beech woods in the presence of red pine and shrubs in Imagna Valley at Fuipiano, Brembana Valley at Piazzatorre, Stabina Valley at Valtorta, Parina Valley to Oltre il Colle, Seriana Valley in Ranica and also Gandino, Coleraine and Schilpario |
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| altitude | 750 - 1400 m (2475 - 4620 ft) | |
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| the plant | life form | geophyte |
| roots | rhizoma with many thin roots | |
| nr. leaves | 2 - 5 | |
| height | 20 - 60 cm (8" - 24") | |
| nr. flowers | 3 - 10 | |
| blooming | june to august | |
| index of rarity | 89,52 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
