Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Malaxis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Malaxis unifolia
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Malaxis unifolia
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Malaxis unifolia
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)
Malaxis unifolia
COMMON NAME:
Green Adder's-mouth Orchid
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Keith Bradley kab_malaxis_unifolia_6215
May Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
Many flowers in a terminal raceme, the upper part densely packed, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Keith Bradley kab_malaxis_unifolia_6225
May Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
Flowers arranged in a spiral, each < 1/8" wide and with a toothed lip, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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Keith Bradley kab_malaxis_unifolia_6256
May Richland County SC
Congaree National Park
There is only one leaf, midway up the stem, broadly ovate to roundish, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
COMPARE
Adder's Mouth and Adder's Tongue
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JK Marlow jkm0508b_27
August Transylvania County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District