Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
Learn more about Southern Twayblade from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Listera australis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Listera australis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 049-04-003:
Listera australis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ophrys australis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
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Neottia bifolia
COMMON NAME:
Southern Twayblade
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_opau6_001_lvd
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Jim Fowler jafl_australis
March Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Its two opposing oval leaves are set about a third of the way up the stem, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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Jim Fowler jaflaustralis_2050315
March Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
This plant is often overlooked because of its size and color, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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Jim Fowler jaflisteraau_close050315
March Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
The half-inch flowers usually reddish-purple, pinkish, or purplish-green, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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JK Marlow jkm100313_232
March Grady County GA
Wolf Creek Preserve
A single pair of sessile ovate leaves on the stem, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.