Cephalanthera erecta, the erect cephalanthera, is a species of terrestrial orchid. It is found in China, Japan, Korea, Kuril Islands, Bhutan, Assam and eastern Himalayas.
The tiny-leaved form subaphylla obtains most of its carbon via mycoheterotrophy.The tiny-leaved orchid Cephalanthera subaphylla obtains most of its carbon via mycoheterotrophy. Yuki Sakamoto, Yuki Ogura-Tsujita, Kinuko Ito, Kenji Suetsugu, Jun Yokoyama, Jun Yamazaki, Tomohisa Yukawa and Masayuki Maki, Journal of Plant Research, November 2016, Volume 129, Issue 6, pages 1013–1020, , It is associated mainly with Thelephoraceae fungi.The diversity of mycorrhizal fungi in Japanese Cephalanthera species. Yuki Sakamoto, Jun Yamazaki, Takayuki Yamada, Jun Yokoyama and Yuki Ogura-Tsujita Masayuki Maki, Plant Species Biology, volume 32, issue 1, January 2017, Pages 81-86,
See also List of the vascular plants in the Red Data Book of Russia
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External links Pictures of fo. subaphylla at wildplantsshimane.jp