Listera

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Listera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Listera (after Martin Lister, 1638(?)-1712). Orchidaceae. Small orchids, sometimes transferred to cultivated areas. Small, slender, erect herbs, with fibrous or sometimes fleshy roots, bearing a pair of opposite green lvs. near the middle, and 1 or 2 scales near the base of the st.: fls. small, spurless, in a terminal raceme; sepals and petals similar, spreading or reflexed; labellum rather longer, narrow, entire or 2-lobed.—About 10 species, natives of the North Temperate Zone. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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