You may enjoy reading Orchids of the Francis Marion National Forest by Jim Fowler.
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 Neottia bifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ophrys australis
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 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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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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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.