| Listera cordata |
| taxonomy | described by | (Linnaeus) Brown, Robert & Aiton William & Aiton William Townsend |
| published in | Hortus Kewensis 5 : 201 1813 | |
| or, a Catalogue of the Cultivated Plants in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew . London | ||
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Neottieae | |
| subtribe | Listerinae | |
| genus | Listera R.Brown 1813 | |
| chromosomes | 34 - 42 (GIROS) | |
| native of | origins | alpine shrublands, only in Brembana Valley, at Branzi and Carona |
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| altitude | 1500 - 1920 m (4950 - 6336 ft) | |
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| the plant | life form | geophyte |
| roots | creeping rhizome | |
| nr. leaves | 2 | |
| height | 15 - 20 cm (6" - 8") | |
| nr. flowers | 6 - 15 | |
| blooming | july | |
| index of rarity | 99,04 | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
