Malaxis monophyllos

White adder's mouth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. monophyllos
Binomial name
Malaxis monophyllos
(L.) Sw. 1800
Synonyms[1]
  • Ophrys monophyllos L. 1753 (basionym)
  • Epipactis monophylla (L.) F.W. Schmidt
  • Microstylis monophyllos (L.) Lindl.
  • Achroanthes monophylla (L.) Greene

Malaxis monophyllos, the white adder's mouth, is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe (Germany, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Ukraine, etc.),[2] Asia (China, Japan, Russia, Nepal, Philippines, etc.), and much of southern Canada.[1][3] In the United States, it grows mostly in southern Alaska, New England and the Great Lakes region, with isolated populations reported from Colorado and California.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Malaxis monophyllos". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Microstile, Malaxis monophyllos includes photos and European distribution map
  3. Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Malaxis monophyllos". Flora of China. 25 via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. Catling, Paul M.; Magrath, Lawrence K. (2002). "Malaxis monophyllos". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee. Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). 26. New York and Oxford via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  5. "Malaxis monophyllos". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014.


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