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Orchidaceae
Diteilis

Diteilis nervosa (Thunberg) M.A. Clements & D.L. Jones. Common name: Tall Twayblade. Phenology: Jul-Nov. Habitat: Swamps and moist hammocks. Distribution: C. and s. peninsular FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and South America; Asia; tropical Africa.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Iebine nervosa (Thunb.) Raf.; = Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. — FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, WH3, WI; > Diteilis elata (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; > Liparis elata Lindl. — S, S13, Brown (2002), Correll (1950); Ophrys nervosa Thunberg. Basionym: Ophrys nervosa Thunb. 1784

Links to other floras: = Liparis nervosa - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 1

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