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Neottia ovata (L.) Bluff & Fingerh.

common twayblade (Orchidaceae)

 SpreadBias within British IslesDirection of bias
Very widespreadNegligible tendencySE
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Synonym | Listera ovata (L.) R. Br.

Neottia ovata grows in a wide range of habitats across the British Isles (except Shetland), normally in base-rich sites; it has a pair of rounded leaves and a spike of fairly small, greenish flowers.

Clapton-on-the-Hill (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2019-06-14

 common twayblade / Neottia ovata: _Neottia ovata_ grows in a wide range of habitats across the British Isles (except Shetland), normally in base-rich sites; it has a pair of rounded leaves and a spike of fairly small, greenish flowers.

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