Biology:Malaxis porphyrea
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Short description: Species of orchid
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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. porphyrea
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| Binomial name | |
| Malaxis porphyrea (Ridl.) Kuntze 1891
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Malaxis porphyrea, the Cochise adder's-mouth orchid,[2] is a species of orchid native to northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico). It is an herb up to 45 cm (18 in) tall with only one leaf below tiny purple flowers in an elongated cluster.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Malaxis porphyrea (Ridl.) Kuntze
- ↑ "Malaxis porphyrea". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MAPO15. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Malaxis porphyrea (Ridley) Kuntze, 1891.
- ↑ Ridley, Henry Nicholas 1888. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 24: 320-321 description in Latin, commentary in German, Microstylis porphyrea
- ↑ SEINet, Southwestern Biodiversity, Arizona chapter
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Wikidata ☰ Q15472239 entry
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