Neottia cordata

Neottia cordata

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Neottia
Species:
N. cordata
Binomial name
Neottia cordata
Synonyms
List
    • Bifolium cordatum
    • Cymbidium cordatum
    • Diphryllum cordatum
    • Distomaea cordata
    • Epipactis cordata
    • Helleborine cordata
    • Listera cordata
    • Ophrys cordata
    • Pollinirhiza cordata
    • Serapias cordata

Neottia cordata, the lesser twayblade or heartleaf twayblade, is an orchid of upland bogs and mires. It was formerly placed in the genus Listera, but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Neottia nidus-avis, the bird's-nest orchid, evolved within the same group.

It is never very common but may be frequently overlooked because of its small size and a tendency to grow underneath heather on sphagnum moss.