Cephalanthera longifolia (Sword Leaved Helleborine)
Cephalanthera longifolia – Sword Leaved Helleborine (Click to enlarge)
| English Name | Sword Leaved Helleborine, Narrow Leaved Helleborine |
| Local name | Not recorded |
| Botanical name | Cephalanthera longifolia |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Distribution | It is common in moist forests of Tirthan , JiwaNal and Sainj Valleys |
| Description | It has white flowers with 8-20 cm in a terminal spike like cluster, the lip small with a few yellow marking and concealed by the longer encircling sepals and petals. |
| Flowering | May- August |