Malaxis unifolia in southern Cumberlands

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]

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

  1. ^ M. Hart del., J. Watts sc. - Edwards's Botanical Register, volume 15 plate 1290
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Malaxis unifolia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter
  6. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  7. ^ a b Flora of North America, Malaxis unifolia
  8. ^ Ames, O. & D. S. Correll. 1952. Orchids of Guatemala. Fieldiana, Botany 26(1): i–xiii, 1–395