Calflora
Taxon  Report   10959    
Listera banksiana  Lindl.
Northwest twayblade
Listera banksiana, a monocot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
also called Listera caurina
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

Bloom Period
Family: ORCHIDACEAE  
Genus: Listera

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Douglas-Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

PLANTS other name:
Listera caurina

 Alternate Names:
JEF: Listera caurina
JEF: Listera retusa
More information about  Listera banksiana
Nursery availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Jepson eFlora

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Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 28, 2021).