broad-leaved twayblade

• Weit verbreiteter Name für eine Orchideenart (Neottia ovata, früher Listera ovata), die in Europa und Asien vorkommt und durch zwei breite, gegenständige Blätter sowie eine hohe Ähre kleiner grünlich-gelber Blüten gekennzeichnet ist.

A common name for a species of orchid (Neottia ovata, formerly Listera ovata) found in Europe and Asia, characterized by its two broad, opposite leaves and a tall spike of small greenish-yellow flowers.

1. A type of orchidC2formal

   A common wild orchid (Neottia ovata) with broad, oval leaves and a tall spike of small greenish flowers.

   Orchideenart

   • The broad-leaved twayblade is often found in damp woodlands.
   • We identified the broad-leaved twayblade by its distinctive pair of leaves.
   • This orchid, the broad-leaved twayblade, blooms in late spring.