Twayblade

(Listera)

Description

Stem carrying opposite leaves.The inflorescence is a loose cluster of small flowers. Labelle elongated.The flowers have a mechanism that allows the stigma explode and propel pollen on the back of an insect

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Order:Orchidales

Family:Orchidaceae

Genus:Listera

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