Neottia puberula (Maxim.) Szlach. 1995

Plant and Flowers Photo by © Chinese Orchid Society Webpage

Common Name The Short-Haired Neottia - In China Hua Ye Dui Ye Lan

Flower Size very small

Found in Kazakastan, Kirgystan, Far Eastern Russia, Japan, Korea, Chongqing, Gansu, Guizhou, northwestern Hebei, Heilongjiang, Nei Mongol, Qinghai, north Shanxii and, north Sichuan provinces of China in humid dense forests at elevations of 1400 to 2600 meters as a mini-miniature to small sized, cold growing terrestrial with a cylindric, slender stem with 1 to 2, membraneous sheaths towards the basae and carrying 2, opposite, towards the middle of the stem, subsessile, cordate, broadly ovate to broadly ovate-triangular, slightly crisped margins, acute to obtuse apically, broadly cuneate or subcordate below into the base leaves that blooms in the fall on a pubescent, [2 to 7 cm] long, laxly 4 to 7 flwoered inflorescence with lanceoalte, glabrous, acute apically floral bracts

Both of the photos above are of the variety maculata and have the white stripe on the mid vein of the leaves.

Synonyms *Listera puberula Maxim.1884

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora of China Vol 25 Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2009 ; Flora of China Vol 25 Illustrations Zhengyi, Raven & Deyuan 2010 drawing ok;

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