Listera ovata

Lis ova 1 Lis ova 2

Listera ovata


taxonomy	described by	(Linnaeus) Brown, Robert & Aiton, William & Aiton William Townsend
	published in	Hortus Kewensis 5 : 201 1813
		or, a Catalogue of the Cultivated Plants in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew . London

	family	Orchidaceae
	subfamily	Epidendroideae
	tribe	Neottieae
	subtribe	Listerinae
	genus	Listera R.Brown 1813
	chromosomes	34 (GIROS)

native of	origins	deciduous forests, edges of woods, spruce, alpine meadows and wet meadows - frequent on pads and more widespread in the plains, near Brembo River and Adda River at Bonate Sotto, Canonica d'Adda, Capriate San Geervasio, Fara Gera d'Adda, Terno d'Isola and Treviglio

		CFCE grid map

	altitude	100 - 1900 m (330 - 6270 ft)

	exposure

the plant	life form	geophyte
	roots	thin horizontal rhizome
	nr. leaves	2
	height	20 - 60 cm (8" - 24")
	nr. flowers	20 - 80
	blooming	may to august
	index of rarity	36,19

CITES	appendix	II

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