Tuesday 18 June Sword-leaved helleborine (Cephalanthera
longifolia) Sword-leaved helleborine fact file - Find out more -
Print factsheet Sword-leaved helleborine description The sword-
leaved helleborine (Cephalanthera longifolia), also known as
narrow-leaved helleborine, has white flowers with a yellow or
orange-edged lip. Each plant may produce either a single or
several upright stems, and the flowers occur in spikes. The dark
green leaves are long and tapering, hence the common name (2)
(3). This feature enables the sword-leaved helleborine to be
distinguished from the similar white helleborine, Cephalanthera
damasonium, which has shorter leaves (3) (5). - Also known as -
narrow-leaved helleborine. Top Plantlife - Back from the Brink
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Traditional form of woodland management in which trees are cut
close to the base of the trunk. Re-growth occurs in the form of
many thin poles. Woodlands are cut in this way on rotation,
producing a mosaic of different st