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Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald
white adder's-mouth orchid

       
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Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

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Synonyms:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

  MAMOB2 Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. ssp. brachypoda (A. Gray) A. Löve & D. Löve
  MAMOB Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. var. brachypoda (A. Gray) F. Morris & Eames
 

Distribution:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CA, CO, CT, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, PA, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 15 species in Malaxis
 

Classification:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

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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 Malaxis Sol. ex Sw. – adder's-mouth orchid
Species Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald – white adder's-mouth orchid
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

This plant and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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:
white adder's-mouth              Endangered
Maine:
Malaxis monophyllos ssp. brachypoda
white adder's-mouth              Endangered
Massachusetts:
Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda
white adder's-mouth              Endangered
New Hampshire:
Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda
white adder's-mouth              Endangered
New Jersey:
Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda
white adder's-mouth              Endangered
New York:
Malaxis monophyllos ssp. brachypoda
white adder's-mouth              Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
white adder's-mouth              Endangered
Vermont:
white adder's mouth              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

Malaxis monophyllos ssp. brachypoda:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NI NO FACW FACW NO NO

Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW FACW NO FACW NO NO NO NO NI NO FACW FACW NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

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 503665.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

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

 

Related Web Sites:
Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald

USDA FS Eastern Region-Species Conservation Assessments

 
 
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