Neottia auriculata
Species of orchid
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Neottia auriculata (syn. Listera auriculata), the auricled twayblade,[2] is a species of terrestrial orchid found in northeastern North America (Labrador, New Brunswick and Maine west to Manitoba and Minnesota.[1][3][4]
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| Auricled twayblade | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Neottieae |
| Genus: | Neottia |
| Species: | N. auriculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Neottia auriculata (Wiegand) Szlach.[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
Distribution and habitat
N. auriculata is a rare orchid species, which was in 1975 proposed as a threatened species in the US, but subsequent surveys found that it existed in greater abundance than initially thought.[5] In the Great lakes region it occupies a very specific habitat, which has sandy soils just about the high water line of rivers that enter lake Superior. It is associated with alders or mossy-banks under trees.[5]
