Epipactis atrorubens
The dark-red helleborine is widespread across Europe,[4] and is found in the north to the subarctic, in the south to the Mediterranean, and in the east to Western Siberia and the Caucasus.[6][7] The dark-red helleborine favours warm and dry locations, with soil basic to neutral in pH, nutrient-poor, and permeable.It grows in loose rock, scree, or sandy soils above a limestone substrate, including dunes, lawns, or open forest.It is also a pioneer species, which settles in fallow areas, road embankments, and waste dumps, in the early to middle stages of ecological succession, among communities of grass and bush and light birch stands.[9] This species is assessed as conservation status "least concern" in Europe and in the United Kingdom, however, its distribution in some countries is scarce and it has been noted to be threatened in some areas by overgrazing and quarrying.