Malaxis wendtii, the Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid,[2] is a North American species of orchids native to northern Mexico (Querétaro, Nuevo León, Coahuila) and the US State of Texas.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Malaxis |
| Species: | M. wendtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Malaxis wendtii Salazar 1993
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Malaxis wendtii is an herb up to 45 cm (18 in) tall. It generally has only one leaf, and above it a long vertical array of small purple flowers.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Malaxis wendtii Salazar". The Plant List. 2013. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Malaxis wendtii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ González Tamayo, Roberto & Szlachetko, Dariusz L. 1998. Annales Botanici Fennici 35(1): 22Salazar Chávez, Gerardo Adolfo 1993. Orquídea (México D.F..), serie nuevo, 13(2–1): 281Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, plates 501–700
- ^ a b "Malaxis wendtii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
External links edit
Media related to Malaxis wendtii at Wikimedia Commons- photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nuevo León in 1996
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