Southern Twayblade Neottia bifolia RafinesqueS3 (Watch list)    Synonyms: Listera australis, Ophrys australis.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Orchidales   >   Family Orchidaceae   >   Genus Neottia   

Status:

An uncommon native orchid confined to Maryland's coastal plain.

Description:

Diminutive and can be easily overlooked due to the brown coloration of the flowering plant that blends in with the leaf detritus where this plant is most often found.

Where to find:

Found in Swamp forests, pine flatwoods in wet or seasonally saturated sandy or organic soils (MD DNR). Not as habitat specific as once thought.

There are 162 records in the project database.

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Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/20/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/30/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade blooming in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/19/2020). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade blooming in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/24/2011). Photo by Ben Wechsler. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/30/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/25/2009). Photo by Steve Collins. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Wicomico Co., Maryland (3/29/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Ashley Bradford. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/10/2014). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/3/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Tom Feild. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Calvert Co., Maryland (4/14/2019). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Somerset Co., Maryland (5/6/2012). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/30/2023). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/5/2020). (c) ptbrnchbob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by ptbrnchbob via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade blooming in Dorchester Co., Maryland (4/19/2020). Photo by Josh Emm. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade growing in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/27/2016). Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade blooming in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2019). Photo by Robert Ferraro. (MBP list)

A Southern Twayblade in Kent Co., Maryland (4/8/2017). Photo by Fred Gifford. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/31/2018). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/30/1982). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Southern Twayblade in Worcester Co., Maryland (4/10/2018). (c) Daniel McClosky, some rights reserved (CC BY). Photo by Daniel McClosky via iNaturalist. (MBP list)


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