Neottia bifolia

Neottia bifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Neottia
Species:	N. bifolia
Binomial name
Neottia bifolia (Raf.) Baumbach[1]
Synonyms[1]
Listera australis Lindl. Neottia australis (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers 1852, illegitimate homonym, not R. Br. 1810 Diphryllum bifolium Raf. Diphryllum australe (Lindl.) Kuntze Ophrys australis (Lindl.) House Bifolium australe (Lindl.) Nieuwl. Listera australis f. trifolia P.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. "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

External links

• US Department of Agriculture plants profile, Listera australis Lindl. southern twayblade
• Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center, Neottia bifolia (Raf.) ined. Southern Twayblade
• Go Botany, New England Wild Flower Society, Neottia bifolia, southern twayblade
• Florida's Native and Naturalized Orchids, Southern Twayblade (Listera australis)