Orchids of the Eifel: Listera

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Listera Cordata

Listera Cordata - plant


Latin: Listera cordata
English: Lesser twayblade
German: Herzblättriges Zweiblatt
Bloom: End of May to June

Photographed near Bad Munstereifel,
May 20, 2002

 

These orchids grow in wet to marshy evergreen woods in acidic soil, also in calciferous soil as long as it is acidic.

Photographed near Bad Munstereifel,
May 20, 2002

 

Listera Ovata


Latin: Listera ovata
English: Common twayblade
German: Großes Zweiblatt
Bloom: Mid-May to end of June

I have seen these orchids blooming late in July in a year which had had a very early, warm spring.

Photographed near Bad Munstereifel,
May 29, 2005

These orchids grow in open woods, meadows, and pastures.

Photographed near Bad Munstereifel,
May 29, 2005

 

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June 7, 2009
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