Neottia ovata

Common twayblade
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Neottia
Species:
N. ovata
Binomial name
Neottia ovata
(L.) Bluff & Fingerh.[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Listera ovata (L.) R.Br.
  • Ophrys ovata L.
  • Epipactis ovata (L.) Crantz
  • Helleborine ovata (L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Malaxis ovata (L.) Bernh.
  • Serapias ovata (L.) Steud.
  • Distomaea ovata (L.) Spenn.
  • Pollinirhiza ovata (L.) Dulac
  • Diphryllum ovatum (L.) Kuntze
  • Bifolium ovatum (L.) Nieuwl.
  • Ophrys bifolia Lam.
  • Epipactis ovalifolia Stokes
  • Neottia latifolia Rich
  • Listera multinervia Peterm.
  • also several names at the form and variety levels

Neottia ovata (formerly Listera ovata), the common twayblade or eggleaf twayblade,[2] is a terrestrial orchid widespread across much of Europe and Asia

  1. ^ a b "Neottia ovata", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2012-04-04
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Liparis ovata​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 22 June 2015.