Neottia
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Neottia is a genus of orchids. The genus now includes the former genus Listera, commonly known as twayblades, referring to the single pair of opposite leaves at the base of the flowering stem. The genus is native to temperate, subarctic and arctic regions across most of Europe, northern Asia (Siberia, China, the Himalayas, Central Asia, etc), and North America, with a few species extending into subtropical regions in the Mediterranean, Indochina, the southeastern United States, etc.
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Neottia is a genus within the plant kingdom, classified under the phylum Tracheophyta and class Liliopsida. It belongs to the order Asparagales and the family Orchidaceae.
Records for this genus are held by institutions including CAS, MICH, OSU, ANSP, and SRP. Specimens have been documented in the United States, Canada, Switzerland, India, and China. The taxon is associated with 769,776 occurrences and 80 records, which include 44 media files.
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 80
- With media
- 44
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- CAS, MICH, OSU, ANSP, SRP, AMES
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Switzerland, India, China
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- taxon common name
- 鸟巢兰属
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- taxon name
- Neottia
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- Category:Neottia
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- Neottia
- taxonomic type
- Neottia nidus-avis
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Neottia is a genus of orchids. The genus now includes the former genus Listera, commonly known as twayblades, referring to the single pair of opposite leaves at the base of the flowering stem. The genus is native to temperate, subarctic and arctic regions across most of Europe, northern Asia (Siberia, China, the Himalayas, Central Asia, etc), and North America, with a few species extending into subtropical regions in the Mediterranean, Indochina, the southeastern United States, etc.
Neottia produces a racemose inflorescences with flowers in shades of green or dull pink through to maroon and purple. The lip of each flower is prominently forked or two-lobed. Some species (those which were previously the only members of the genus Neottia in the strict sense, such as the bird's-nest orchid, Neottia nidus-avis) are completely without chlorophyll and have leaves which are reduced to scales. thumb|upright|Neottia nidus-avis|N. nidus-avis, a non-photosynthetic species
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