Neottia ovata (L.) Bluff & Fingerhuth

RO: Buhai, Coada-şobolanului
DE: Großes Zweiblatt
EN: European Common Twayblade

• a two leaves orchid with a long spike of flowers (20-60 cm in height)
• the inflorescence is lax to dense, long with 20 to 80 flower usually
• in flower May to July (depends on latitude an altitude)
• pollination is done by different species of insect specially different Hymenoptera species
• found in a wide range of habitats up to more than 2000 m, in full sun or full shade areas (with a prefference for shade)
• can be found almost in all Europe, but rare in mediterranean area
• 2n = 32, 34, 38, 42

In the majority of the books found under the name of Listera ovata.

Embedded map with records for Romania found in myNature database.

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