Plant Index
Malaxis bayardii
Malaxis bayardii Fernald
appalachian adder’s-mouth
PLANT INDEX
ID_PLANT: MABA6SCIENTIFIC NAME: Malaxis bayardii
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2020-01-01
GENUS INDEX
GENUS CODE: MALAXGENUS SCIENTIFIC: Malaxis
GENUS AUTHORITY: Sol. ex Sw.
GENUS COMMON: Adder's-mouth orchid
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 250-300 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
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GENUS REFERENCES: Catling (1991)=Z; Catling & Magrath in FNA (2002a); Correll (1950)=X. Key adapted from Catling (1991).
FAMILY INDEX
FAMILY CODE: ORCHIDFAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Orchidaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Orchid Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 800 genera and 19,000 species, perennial (rarely annual), mycotrophic herbs and vines (many epiphytic).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Luer (1972) and Luer (1975)=L; Correll (1950)=X; Romero-González, Fernández-Concha, Dressler, Magrath, & Argus in FNA (Williams & Williams (1983); Brown (2003); Homoya (1993); Correll (1937); Pridgeon et al. (1999a, 1999b, 1999c).
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DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Part Shade, Shade
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USDA PLANTS DATABASE
USDA Symbol: MABA6USDA Common Name: Bayard's Adder's-mouth Orchid
Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
Distribution: USA (CT, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA, VT, WV), CAN (NS)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
2018 Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Plant Species of North Carolina
| NHP ID | S RANK | ROUNDED S RANK | G RANK | ROUNDED G RANK | STATE STATUS | FEDERAL STATUS |
| 21501 | S1 | S1 | G1G2 | G1 | SR-T |
WEAKLEY FLORA
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Malaxis bayardiiCOMMON NAME: Appalachian Adder's-mouth
SYNONYMY: [= F, FNA, K, Pa, Va, Z; < M. unifolia - C, G, GW, L, RAB, S, W, WV, X]
PHENOLOGY: Jul-Sep.
HABITAT: Dry, open, upland forests, shale barrens.
COMMENTS: S. NY and se. MA south through CT, RI, NJ, PA, and VA to w. and c. NC, mostly in the mountains (but somewhat disjunct on the Coastal Plain of VA). See Catling (1991) for further discussion of the distinction of M bayardii from M. unifolia.
RANGE MAP: Malaxis bayardii.png
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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Orchidaceae A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Orchid Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 800 genera and 19,000 species, perennial (rarely annual), mycotrophic herbs and vines (many epiphytic).
REFERENCE: Luer (1972) and Luer (1975)=L; Correll (1950)=X; Romero-González, Fernández-Concha, Dressler, Magrath, & Argus in FNA (Williams & Williams (1983); Brown (2003); Homoya (1993); Correll (1937); Pridgeon et al. (1999a, 1999b, 1999c).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Malaxis Sol. ex Sw. (Adder's-mouth orchid)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 250-300 species, nearly cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Catling (1991)=Z; Catling & Magrath in FNA (2002a); Correll (1950)=X. Key adapted from Catling (1991).
HERBARIUM RESOURCES
SERNEC: Find Malaxis bayardii in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)UNC SERNEC: Find Malaxis bayardii in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
WEB RESOURCES
USDA: Find Malaxis bayardii in USDA PlantsNPIN: Find Malaxis bayardii in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Malaxis bayardii in the Flora of North America (if available)
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IMAGE USE RECORDS
ID IMAGE: 0 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)ID IMAGE1: 0 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 0 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)