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Also see Corallorhiza maculata, Calypso bulbosa, Epipactis gigantea, and Cypripedium calceolus, and White Orchids |
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Listera cordata (Heartleaf Twayblade) Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Blooming information withheld to protect the Orchids. Everyone seems to like orchids, but most of us are looking for large, showy orchids. Of about 20 orchids in the San Juans, most, including the eight fairly common ones, have tiny flowers. Their beauty is appreciated when examined carefully. Diminutive, relatively uncommon Heartleaf Twayblade is usually found under spruce and firs, often in the company of Pyrolas and other small orchids. Robert Brown named this genus, probably in 1813 when he named this species Listera cordata, changing Linnaeus' 1753 name of Ophrys cordata. The two opposite heart-shaped leaves give rise to the common name and to part of the scientific specific epithet: "cord" is Latin for "heart". "Listera" is for the naturalist, Dr. Martin Lister. (More biographical information.) |
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Listera cordata (Heartleaf Twayblade) Orchidaceae (Orchid Family) Listera cordata flowers range from green to yellow/red. |