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Neottia cordata (L.) Rich.

Lesser Twayblade

Orchidaceae

Taxonomy

Classification

Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Genus: Neottia (Nest Orchid)

Synonyms

Neottia cordata
Cymbidium cordatum
Diphryllum cordatum
Distomaea cordata
Epipactis cordata
Helleborine cordata
Listera cordata
Listera cordata subsp. nephrophylla
Listera cordata var. chlorantha
Listera cordata var. nephrophylla
Listera nephrophylla
Neottia nephrophylla
Ophrys cordata
Ophrys nephrophylla
Pollinirhiza cordata
Serapias cordata

Related species

Neottia ovata (L.) Bluff & Fingerh. - Common Twayblade
Neottia cordata (L.) Rich. - Lesser Twayblade
Neottia nidus-avis (L.) Rich. - Bird's-Nest Orchid

Traits


    Maximal 20 cm tall. inflorescence: racemose, 5–12‑flowered. flowers: stalked, greenish; inner tepals reddish; lip reddish. lip: flat, lineal-elongated, with lateral lobes, 2‑lobed. stamina: bent. filaments: distinctly developed. ovary: twisted. stem: with maximal 2 s...

    You find the complete description in our identification books.

Distribution

Distribution in Europe


Neottia cordata

Legend

The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.

Distribution in Germany

Neottia cordata

Legend

Natural, established occurences
Artificial occurences

The color intensity reflects the species' abundance

Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)

Ecology

Neottia cordata

Neottia cordata

Status

  • native

Habitat

  • riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands

  • in nutrient-poor, acidic, moist to wet habitats

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