Malaxis unifolia
Malaxis unifolia, or the green adder's-mouth orchid,[2] is a species of orchid occurring from eastern and central Canada (Newfoundland to Manitoba),[3] the central and eastern United States (Maine to Florida, west as far as Minnesota, eastern Kansas, and eastern Texas),[4] Mexico,[5] Central America and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Dominican Republic).[6][7][8]
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Malaxis unifolia generally has only one leaf, but rarely two. Flowers are green, in a raceme, often resembling an umbel at first before it elongates.[7]
References
- M. Hart del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 15 plate 1290
- "Malaxis unifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
- Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
- SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Flora of North America, Malaxis unifolia
- Ames, O. & D. S. Correll. 1952. Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 26(1): i–xiii, 1–395
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