Malaxis unifolia
Green Adder's Mouth, Green Adder's Mouth Orchid
Other regional names: Green Malaxis
- Green Malaxis
Also known as: Achroanthes laxiflora Raf. +17 more
- Achroanthes laxiflora Raf.
- Achroanthes obtusifolia Raf.
- Achroanthes ophioglossoides Raf.
- Achroanthes unifolia (Michx.) Raf.
- Malaxis amplexicolumna E.W.Greenw. & R.González
- Malaxis grisebachiana (Fawc. & Rendle) Fawc. & Rendle
- Malaxis ophioglossoides Muhl. ex Willd.
- Malaxis thlaspiformis A.Rich. & Galeotti
- Malaxis unifolia f. bifolia Mousley
- Malaxis unifolia f. unifolia
- Malaxis unifolia f. variegata Mousley
- Microstylis grisebachiana Fawc. & Rendle
- Microstylis ophioglossoides (Muhl. ex Willd.) Nutt. ex Eaton
- Microstylis ophioglossoides Lindl.
- Microstylis ophioglossoides var. mexicana Lindl.
- Microstylis unifolia (Michx.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Microstylis unifolia var. bifolia (Mousley) Marg.
- Orchis ophioglossoides Walter
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a pseudobulbous geophyte.
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Originating in North America and South America, Malaxis unifolia (commonly known as Green Adder's-mouth or Green Adder's-Mouth Orchid) is an orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Eastern Canada, Mexico, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., South-Central U.S.A., Southeastern U.S.A., Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Jamaica, Kansas, Kentucky, Labrador, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin