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Listera caurina  Piper

(not an active name)

Northwest twayblade,   Northwestern twayblade
Listera caurina is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
also called Listera banksiana
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Genus: Listera
Family: Orchidaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Monocot
Jepson eFlora section: monocot

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:
PLANTSListera banksiana
PLANTSNeottia banksiana
PLANTSNeottia caurina
PLANTSOphrys caurina
JEFListera banksiana
Information about  Listera caurina from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
USDA PLANTS Profile (LICA10)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 11/21/2024).