Common Twayblade
Taken at Aberlady on 2nd July 2017 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode .
Fact File


Common Twayblade.
Species:
Family:
Order:
Habit:
AKA: 		Neottia ovata.
Asparagales.
Orchidaceae.
Perennial
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Height:
Flowers:
Feature:
 Woods, meadows, dune-slacks and moorland.
20 - 60 cms tall.
May - July.
The name twayblade refers to the pair of oval leaves (two blades) near the base of the plant.