PLANTS Profile for Malaxis (adder's-mouth orchid)

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PLANTS Profile

Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.
adder's-mouth orchid

Symbol:

MALAX

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

More Information:

Images:
Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.

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Distribution:
Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Malaxis bayardii Fernald. .

Malaxis bayardii
Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald. . Image Available.

Malaxis brachypoda
white adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis corymbosa (S. Watson) Kuntze. .

Malaxis corymbosa
Huachuca Mountain adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis ehrenbergii (Rchb. f.) Kuntze [excluded]. .

Malaxis ehrenbergii
Ehrenberg's adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis major (Rchb. f.) Léon ex A.D. Hawkes. .

Malaxis major
royal adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis massonii (Ridley) Kuntze. .

Malaxis massonii
Masson's adder's-mouth orchid

Malaxis monophyllos

Distribution of Malaxis paludosa (L.) Sw.. .

Malaxis paludosa
bog adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze. .

Malaxis porphyrea
Cochise adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams. . Image Available.

Malaxis soulei
Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid

Malaxis spicata
Florida adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis tenuis (S. Watson) Ames. .

Malaxis tenuis
Arizona adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis unifolia Michx.. . Image Available.

Malaxis unifolia
green adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution of Malaxis wendtii Salazar. .

Malaxis wendtii
Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Malaxis Sol. ex Sw. – adder's-mouth orchid

More Accounts and Images:
Malaxis Sol. ex Sw.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43639.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 11:46 AM CDT