Listera
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Not to be confused with Listeria, a bacterial genus that includes the causative agent of listeriosis.
| Listera | |
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| Listera cordata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Neottieae |
| Subtribe: | Listerinae |
| Genus: | Listera R.Br. ex Ait f. |
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About 25; see text |
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Listera is a genus of orchids which are known commonly as twayblades, the only member of subtribe Listerinae. Twayblade orchids are native to cooler temperate regions worldwide, including the Arctic. It produces raceme inflorescences with flowers in shades of maroon, purple, green or dull pink. The lip of each flower is prominently forked or two-lobed. The genus was named for the English naturalist Martin Lister.
- Listera auriculata - auricled twayblade
- Listera australis - southern twayblade
- Listera borealis - northern twayblade
- Listera caurina - northwestern twayblade
- Listera convallarioides - broad-lipped twayblade
- Listera cordata - heartleaf twayblade
- Listera fugongensis
- Listera nipponica
- Listera ovata - European common twayblade
- Listera smallii - kidneyleaf twayblade
