Neottia ovata Bluff & Fingerh.

Common twayblade (en), Listère à feuilles ovales (fr), Grande Listère (fr), Néottie ovale (fr), Double-feuille (fr), Listère ovale (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Neottia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 0.2-0.6m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.6
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-9

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions.
Mode divisions
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Images

Habit

Neottia ovata habit picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata habit picture by Clara Wagner (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata habit picture by Justus Müller-Kiefer (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Neottia ovata leaf picture by celine van neer (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata leaf picture by Paula Bijl (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata leaf picture by Nixi55 (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Neottia ovata flower picture by Elettra Feltrin (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata flower picture by François Zweiacker (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata flower picture by Szabó Szabolcs (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Neottia ovata fruit picture by Patrick Nard (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata fruit picture by claire casals (cc-by-sa)
Neottia ovata fruit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Neottia ovata world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iceland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:645363-1
WFO ID wfo-0000250598
COL ID 46W4X
BDTFX ID 43943
INPN ID 109507
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Listera ovata Neottia latifolia Neottia ovata Ophrys bifolia Ophrys ovata Pollinirhiza ovata Serapias ovata Bifolium ovatum Listera multinervia Malaxis ovata Diphryllum ovatum Distomaea ovata Epipactis ovalifolia Epipactis ovata Listera ovata f. brachyglossa Listera ovata f. platyglossa Listera ovata f. multinervia Listera ovata f. elliptica Listera ovata f. gracilis Listera ovata f. minima Listera ovata f. densiflora Listera ovata f. parvifolia Helleborine ovata Listera ovata var. trifoliata