Neottia bifolia

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Neottia bifolia
Neottia bifolia (as Ophrys australis) BB-1913.png
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Neottieae
Genus: Neottia
Species:
N. bifolia
Binomial name
Neottia bifolia
(Raf.) Baumbach [1]
Synonyms [1]
  • Listera australisLindl.
  • Neottia australis(Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers 1852, illegitimate homonym, not R. Br. 1810
  • Diphryllum bifoliumRaf.
  • Diphryllum australe(Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Ophrys australis(Lindl.) House
  • Bifolium australe(Lindl.) Nieuwl.
  • Listera australis f. trifoliaP.M.Br

Neottia bifolia (syn. Listera australis), common name southern twayblade, [2] is a species of terrestrial orchid found in eastern Canada (from Nova Scotia to Ontario) and the eastern United States (from Florida west to eastern Texas and north to Vermont). [1] [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Neottia bifolia", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2012-04-05
  2. "Plants Profile for Listera australis (southern twayblade)", USDA Plants, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, retrieved 2012-04-05 (as Listera australis)
  3. Flora of North America v 26 p 587, Southern twayblade, Listera australis Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 456. 1840.
  4. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map, Neottia bifolia