Epipactis leutei_3

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Epipactis leutei, syn.: Epipactis helleborine ssp. leuteiSlo.: Leutejeva irokolistna movirnicaDat.: Aug. 02. 2010Lat.: 46.38851 Long.: 13.58869Code: Bot_441/2010_IMG1717 Habitat: West inclined scree slope, grassy vegetation, bushes and some small Picea abies and Pinus.sp, limestone, fairly dry place with little sun, average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevations 590 m (1,950 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: very shallow and well drained soil on scree.Place: 'Koritnica' valley, above main road from Bovec to Log pod Mangartom village, near the bridge over Koritnica river near Log pod Mangartom village, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC Comment: Growing solitary among other Epipactis species. Taxonomic status of this species is not yet clear. Some authors consider it as a subspecies of Epipactis helleborine group, other consider it as equivalent to Epipactis leptochilla ssp. neglecta.Enlisted in the Slovene Red List of rare and endangered species, marked by "R" representing a rare species.Ref.:(1) Personal communication with Mr. Branko Dolinar, www.orhideje.si/ (2) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnika Zaloba Slovenije (2007), p766 (in Slovene)