Malaxis wendtii explained

Malaxis wendtii, the Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid, is a North American species of orchids native to northern Mexico (Querétaro, Nuevo León, Coahuila) and the US State of Texas.^{[1] [2]}

Malaxis wendtii is an herb up to tall. It generally has only one leaf, and above it a long vertical array of small purple flowers.

External links

• photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected in Nuevo León in 1996

Notes and References

1. 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
2. Web site: Malaxis wendtii in Flora of North America @ efloras.org. 2022-08-15. www.efloras.org.