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.

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