Neottia ovata (L.) Bluff & Fingerh.
(Common Twayblade)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
GenusNeottia (bird’s-nest orchids and twayblades)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade) :
1: Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
16 Jun 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: FlowersImage 2: Flowers - close-upImage 3: InflorescencesImage 4: Leaves
2: Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
30 Jun 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Flowers - enlarged
3: Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
31 May 1971 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant - side viewImage 2: Plants - side view
4: Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
26 Apr 1969 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plants - buds just visible

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Nilsson, L.A. 1981 The pollination ecology of Listera ovata (Orchidaceae) Nordic Journal of Botany Vol 1 (4): 461-480.

Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
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