Orchidaceae
Florida adder's-mouth orchid
Malaxis spicata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Malaxis
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Common names
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- English
- Florida adder's-mouth orchid
Synonyms
- Achroanthes floridana (Chapm.) Greene
- Malaxis brittonii Acuña
- Malaxis confusa (Cogn.) C.Schweinf.
- Malaxis floridana (Chapm.) Kuntze
- Malaxis integra (Fawc. & Rendle) Fawc. & Rendle
- Malaxis spicata f. morganiae P.M.Br.
- Malaxis spicata f. trifoliata P.M.Br.
- Malaxis spicata f. variagata P.M.Br., P.Subrahm. & J.Subrahm.
- Microstylis confusa Cogn.
- Microstylis floridana Chapm.
- Microstylis integra Fawc. & Rendle
- Microstylis spicata Lindl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native
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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.