PLANTS Profile for Malaxis soulei (Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid)

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Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams
Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid

Symbol:

MASO8

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams

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Synonyms:
Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams

MAMA13

Malaxis macrostachya auct. non (Lex.) Kuntze

Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid

Distribution:
Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams


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USA (AZ, NM, TX)

Related Taxa:
Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 14 species in Malaxis

Classification:
Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams

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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 soulei L.O. Williams – Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams

The 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.

Arizona:
Malaxis macrostachya
mountain malaxia		Salvage restricted

More Accounts and Images:
Malaxis soulei L.O. Williams

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

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 08:39 AM CDT