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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Malaxis bayardii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malaxis bayardii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malaxis bayardii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-14-002?:
Malaxis unifolia
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malaxis unifolia
COMMON NAME:
Appalachian Adder's-mouth Orchid
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Malaxis bayardii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malaxis bayardii
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malaxis bayardii
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-14-002?:
Malaxis unifolia
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Malaxis unifolia
2723
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas
Habitat: Dry, open, upland forests, shale barrens, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
A solitary stem leaf
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Green/ Greenish
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
Flowers in a terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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