Neottia smallii (Wiegand) Szlachetko. Common name: Appalachian Twayblade, Small's Twayblade, Kidneyleaf Twayblade. Phenology: Jun-Jul. Habitat: Shaded swamps, wet slopes, nearly always beneath Rhododendron maximum. Distribution: A Southern and Central Appalachian endemic: s. PA south to nw. SC and ne. GA.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO; = Listera smallii Wiegand — C, F, FNA26, G, GW1, NS, Pa, RAB, Va, W, WV, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); = Ophrys smallii (Wiegand) House — S, S13. Basionym: Listera smallii Wiegand 1899
Links to other floras: = Listera smallii - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 1
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