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Cochise adder's-mouth orchid

Tamayorkis porphyrea (Ridl.) Salazar & Soto Arenas

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Tamayorkis

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Cochise adder's-mouth orchid: Malaxis porphyrea , south side of the Pinos Altos Range, above Little Cherry Creek near the Continental Divide Trail, 32.901 -108.173, Grant County, New Mexico,
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Cochise adder's-mouth orchid

Synonyms

  • Achroanthes porphyrea (Ridl.) Wooton & Standl.
  • Achroanthes purpurea Greene
  • Malaxis porphyrea (Ridl.) Kuntze
  • Malaxis purpurea Kuntze
  • Microstylis porphyrea Ridl.
  • Microstylis purpurea S.Watson

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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.