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Southern Twayblade

Neottia bifolia

Southern Twayblade
Photo: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possession, Public domain
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
SE. Canada to E. Texas
Climate
temperate

About

Neottia bifolia (syn. Listera australis), common name southern twayblade, 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).

Other Neottia plants

Auricled Twayblade · Northwestern twayblade · Northern Twayblade · Neottia confusa · Broadlipped Twayblade · Lesser Twayblade · Neottia dihangensis · Neottia gaudissartii · Bird's-nest orchid · Common twayblade · Kidneyleaf twayblade · Neottia smithiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Neottia bifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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