Orchid

Neottia ovata orchid, the common twayblade or eggleaf twayblade, the bird's-nest orchid

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  You will receive 1 Neottia ovata rhizome, the common twayblade or eggleaf twayblade, is a terrestrial orchid widespread across much of Europe and Asia.
  This Orchid loves full shade, under trees where nothing else will grow, she comes up with beautiful egg-shaped leaves and then sends up an elegant stem of tiny yellow flowers.
  
  The flowering stems are typically 20–60 cm (7.9–23.6 in) tall, occasionally up to 75 cm (30 in). There are two large opposite basal leaves, 5–20 cm (2.0–7.9 in) long.
  A variable number of flowers is borne on the stems, usually more than 15 but less than 100. The flowers are small and yellowish-green in colour.
  The sepals and the two side petals form a fairly open hood, 5–6 mm (0.2 in) long; the labellum or lip (the central petal) is 7–15 mm (0.3–0.6 in) long and is divided at the end into two lobes.
  
  The flower of Neottia ovata is well accessible for a wide range of insects. It is above all pollinated by parasitic wasps, sawflies and beetles.
  The pollinia lie free on top of the gutter-shaped rostellum, an organ that is filled with viscid fluid.
  When an insect touches the sensitive tip of the rostellum, the viscid fluid is ejected and glues the pollinia to the visitor's body. The fruit set is quite high.
  
  Neottia ovata is one of the most common European orchid species, and this is partially explained by it being less species-selective both in terms of pollinators and mycorrhizal partners.
  
  Neottia is Ancient Greek for bird's nest, and comes from the appearance of the roots in Neottia nidus-avis. The species epithet ovata comes from the Latin ovatus, meaning ovate or egg-shaped, and describing the leaves of the plant.
  Twayblade is an old English word meaning two-leaf. The common name in Germany (Zweiblatt) is very similar and has the same meaning.
  
  Common twayblade was formerly placed in the genus Listera, but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that Neottia nidus-avis, the bird's-nest orchid, evolved within the same group, and the two genera have been combined.
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