Listera cordata  (Heart-leaved Twayblade)
Orchidaceae  (Orchid Family)

Montane. Pine and Spruce.

Robert Brown named this genus for the British naturalist, Dr. Martin Lister (1638-1711).  Linnaeus named this species Ophrys cordata in 1753; Robert Brown renamed it Listera cordata in 1813. 

"Cordata" is Latin for “heart-shaped” and refers to the heart-shaped leaves.

Listera-cordata


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