Listera australis Lindl.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stem 1.5–3 dm; lvs ovate, 1–3.5 cm, shorter than the peduncle, rounded at base, abruptly apiculate; axis and pedicels glandular; ovaries glabrous; bracts 1 mm; fls up to ca 25, greenish-purple to dull red, the sep and lateral pet ovate-oblong, reflexed, 2 mm; lip 6–10 mm, narrowly oblong, cleft half its length into 2 slender lobes, and with a pair of narrow, retrorse auricles at the base; column under 1 mm. Shaded bogs and wet woods, mainly on the coastal plain from N.J. to Fla. and e. Tex.; irregularly in Ky., Tenn., N.Y., Vt., e. Ont., s. Que., N.B. and N.S. June, July. (Ophrys a.)
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Common Names
southern twayblade