Neottia smallii

Neottia smallii
Neottia smallii blooming
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Neottia
Species:
N. smallii
Binomial name
Neottia smallii
(Wiegand) Szlach.
Synonyms
  • 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, 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "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