Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Neottia smallii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Listera from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Listera smallii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Listera smallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-04-001:
Listera smallii FAMILY Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ophrys smallii
COMMON NAME:
Kidneyleaf Twayblade, Appalachian Twayblade, Small's Twayblade
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Jim Fowler jaf_nlistera_smallii_0
May Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Jim Fowler jaf_nlistera_smallii_2
May Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Lip broadens into 2 rounded flat lobes with a tiny tooth between the lobes, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History (Fowler, 2005).
Jim Fowler jaf_nlistera_smallii_1
June Union County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
Leaves in the shape of a kidney, hence the name Kidney-leaved Twayblade, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History (Fowler, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm0508b_13
August Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
When found, it's nearly always beneath Rhododendron maximum, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Neottia smallii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Listera smallii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Listera smallii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-04-001:
Listera smallii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Ophrys smallii