PLANTS Profile for Aplectrum hyemale (Adam and Eve)

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PLANTS Profile

Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.
Adam and Eve

Symbol:

APHY

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Distribution:
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, AZ, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 1 species in Aplectrum

Classification:
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Aplectrum Torr. – Adam and Eve
Species	Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr. – Adam and Eve

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
puttyroot		Special Concern
Massachusetts:
putty-root		Endangered
New Jersey:
puttyroot		Endangered
New York:
puttyroot		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
puttyroot		Rare
Vermont:
putty-root		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC-,FACW

FAC

FAC+

FAC-

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhl. ex Willd.) Torr.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43489.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 01:27 AM MDT