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Orchidaceae
Malaxis

not marked as a favorite taxon Malaxis bayardii Fernald. Common name: Appalachian Adder's-mouth. Phenology: Jul-Sep. Habitat: Dry, open, upland forests, shale barrens. Distribution: S. New York and se. Massachusetts south through Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia to w. and c. North Carolina, mostly in the mountains (but somewhat disjunct on the Coastal Plain of Virginia).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: See Catling (1991) for further discussion of the distinction of M bayardii from M. unifolia.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, F, FNA26, K1, K4, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Va, Catling (1991); < Malaxis unifolia Michx. — C, G, GW1, RAB, S, S13, W, WV, Correll (1950), Luer (1975). Basionym: Malaxis bayardii Fernald 1936

Links to other floras: = Malaxis bayardii - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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