Cephalanthera rubra belongs to the group of threatened taxa [Kaźmierczakowa, Zarzycki 2001] and is very seldom noted in central and north-eastern Poland. A new locality of the species was found in section 62 of the Drażniew-Ostromęczyn range of Sarnaki forest inspectorate. The studied area is situated in the western part of the „Podlaski Przełom Bugu” Landscape Park. The station of Cephalanthera rubra, composed of two tufts (9 and 4 specimens) is located in thin association of Tilio-Carpinetum typicum. Protection of the locality as a nature reserve is advisable due to large degree of community naturalness and presence of other protected and seldom noted species: Cimicifuga europaea, Lilium martagon, Neottia nidus-avis, Melittis melissophyllum and Viola mirabilis.

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