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Photographer: Scott A. Milburn
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Family Orchidaceae
Malaxis unifolia Michx.
green adder's-mouth
Malaxis: from the Greek for "soft" from the texture of the leaves
unifolia: Latin for "one-leaf"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-12" tall forb; stems naked between leaves and inflorescence |
| Flower: | greenish, 6-parted, less than 1/8" wide, held upside-down; lip not bearded, deeply split at the tip; inflorescence a cluster (raceme) that elongates from a flat ball to a 1/4"-5" tall round-topped cylinder of stalked flowers; blooms July-Aug. |
| Leaf: | 1 clasping leaf slightly above the stem base |
| Habitat: | wet to damp; bogs, forests, clearings |
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