Neottia smallii

Appalachian twayblade
kidneyleaf twayblade
Neottia smallii blooming
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Neottia
Species: N. smallii
Binomial name
Neottia smallii
(Wiegand) Szlach.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Listera smallii Wiegand
  • Ophrys smallii (Wiegand) House
  • Bifolium smallii (Wiegand) Nieuwl.
  • Listera reniformis Small 1897, illegitimate homonym, not D. Don 1825
  • Listera smallii f. variegata P.M.Br.

Neottia smallii (syn. Listera smallii), the kidneyleaf twayblade or Appalachian twayblade,[2] is a species of terrestrial orchid found in the eastern United States. It occurs in the Appalachian Mountains from northern New Jersey to northeastern Georgia.[1][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Neottia smallii", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew), retrieved 2012-04-05
  2. ↑ "Plants Profile for Listera smallii (kidneyleaf twayblade)", USDA Plants (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service), retrieved 2012-04-05 (as Listera smallii)
  3. ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 591, Appalachian twayblade, kidney-leaf twayblade, Listera smallii Wiegand, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club. 26: 169. 1899.
  4. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map, Neottia smallii