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Broad-Leaved Twayblade

Neottia convallarioides (Sw.) Rich.
Broad-Leaved Twayblade
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Neottia convallarioides, known as Broad-Leaved Twayblade, is an orchid species in the Orchidaceae family. It was first described in 1817 and was previously classified under the genus Listera. Molecular phylogenetic research has since reclassified it into the genus Neottia, aligning it with species like Neottia nidus-avis. The plant is native to regions across North America and parts of Kamchatka.

Description

Neottia convallarioides is a terrestrial orchid found in Newfoundland, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, as well as in the United States in Vermont, Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Arizona, California, Colorado, and Idaho. It also occurs in Kamchatka. This species was formerly part of the genus Listera but has been reclassified into Neottia due to phylogenetic evidence showing shared evolutionary history with Neottia nidus-avis. Its common names include Broad-Leaved Twayblade and Broad-Lipped Twayblade.

Other common names

broadleaf twaybladebroadlipped listerabroadlipped twaybladeBroad-Leaved TwaybladeBroad-Lip TwaybladeBroad-Lipped Twayblade

Distribution

Newfoundland · Alberta · British Columbia · New Brunswick · Nova Scotia · Ontario · Prince Edward Island · Quebec · Saskatchewan · Saint Pierre and Miquelon · North America · Vermont-US · Alaska · Aleutian Is. · Arizona · California · Colorado · Idaho · Kamchatka · Labrador · Maine · Michigan · Minnesota · Montana · Nevada · New Hampshire · New York · Oregon · Prince Edward I. · Québec

Synonyms

Listera convallarioidesListera convallarioides f. trifoliaListera eschscholzianaNeottia eschscholzianaOphrys convallarioidesSerapias convallarioidesBifolium convallarioidesDiphryllum convallarioidesDiphryllum eschscholtzianumEpipactis convallarioidesListera convallarioidesListera convallarioidesNeottia convallarioides f. trifoliaListera convallarioides subsp. euconvallarioidesDiphryllum eschscholtzianumOphrys convallarioides

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