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Northern Twayblade

Neottia borealis

Northern Twayblade
Photo: Chloe and Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Orchid
Native range
Alaska to Canada and New Mexico
Climate
temperate

About

Neottia borealis (syn. Listera borealis), the northern twayblade, is a species of terrestrial orchid found in North America. It is widespread across much of Canada, including the three Arctic territories, and also occurs in the mountains of the western United States from Alaska to northern New Mexico.

Other Neottia plants

Auricled Twayblade · Northwestern twayblade · Southern 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 borealis 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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