Listera borealis  (Northern Twayblade)
Orchidaceae  (Orchid Family)

Montane. Forest and meadow openings.

Robert Brown named this genus for the British naturalist, Dr. Martin Lister (1638-1711), and the species was named by Thomas Morong in 1893.

"Borealis" is Greek for "northern".

Listera-borealis


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