Orchidaceae
Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid
Malaxis macrostachya
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Malaxis
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Chiricahua adder's-mouth orchid
Synonyms
- Achroanthes montana (Engelm. ex Rothr.) Greene
- Malaxis densiflora A.Rich. & Galeotti ex Ridl.
- Malaxis montana (Engelm. ex Rothr.) Kuntze
- Malaxis soulei L.O.Williams
- Microstylis macrostachya (Lex.) Lindl.
- Microstylis montana Engelm. ex Rothr.
- Ophrys macrostachya Lex.
Photos
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.