Appalachian Twayblade
							Listera smallii
						Stem very slender, glabrous below, pubescent above, 1-3 dm tall. Roots several, fibrous. Leaves opposite, firm, deep green, broadly ovate to reniform, 1.5-4 cm long, often wider than long, usually acute. Raceme loose, glandular, open, 2-10 cm. Pedicels long and slender. Bracts short and spreading or reflexed. Ovary slender on a short pedicel. Sepals brownish green, lanceolate, with a central stripe. Petals similar to sepals, to 4 mm long and 1 mm wide. Lip whitish, broadly ovate, 6-9 mm, dilated at the summit, lobes rounded, deeply notched; also with a pair of conspicuous, lateral teeth at the base. Column curved, to 3 mm long, 2 mm wide. Capsule semi-erect, ellipsoid, 5 mm long, 3 mm wide at maturity. Listera smallii is found on steep slope forests that are generally not cleared, but inhabits a relatively restricted wetland habitat where threats include drainage of wetlands on private land and logging of wet hemlock forests These were found by Erin Crawford who then told me about them. They were found on Negro Mountain in PA
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