PLANTS Profile for Malaxis bayardii (Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid)

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Malaxis bayardii Fernald
Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid

Symbol:

MABA6

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

More Information:

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Malaxis bayardii Fernald

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Distribution:
Malaxis bayardii Fernald


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CT, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NS)

Related Taxa:
Malaxis bayardii Fernald

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 15 species in Malaxis

Classification:
Malaxis bayardii 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 bayardii Fernald – Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Malaxis bayardii Fernald

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.

Massachusetts:
Bayard's green adder's-mouth		Endangered
New Jersey:
Bayard Long's adder's-mouth		Endangered
New York:
Bayard's malaxis		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
Bayard's malaxis		Rare

More Accounts and Images:
Malaxis bayardii 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 507254.

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

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 02:08 PM MDT