Malaxis brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald. Common name: White Adder’s-mouth, White Malaxis. Phenology: Jul. Habitat: Moist forests and bogs. Distribution: NL west to AK, south to sc. PA (Rhoads & Klein 1993; Rhodes & Block 2007), n. NJ (Kartesz 2010), IL, MN, and WA; disjunct in CO and CA (additionally reported by F to range south to the Mountains of TN, the documentation unknown and considered dubious).

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Sometimes treated as the North American variety or subspecies of Eurasian Malaxis monophyllos (see synonymy)

Synonymy ⓘ: = F, Il, K4, S; = Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. ssp. brachypoda (A.Gray) Á.Löve & D.Löve — NE; = Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. var. brachypoda (A.Gray) F.J.A.Morris & E.A.Eames — AqW, C, Can, FNA26, G, Mi, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); < Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw. — S13. Basionym: Microstylis brachypoda A.Gray 1833

Links to other floras: = Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (name change)
• Great Plains: FACW (name change)
• Midwest: FACW (name change)
• Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 4