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| Malaxis brachypoda (Gray) Fern. | Species Image Gallery (opens in a new window) |
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| TAXONOMY | |||||||||
| Family: | Orchidaceae | ||||||||
| Genus: | Malaxis | ||||||||
| Species Synonyms: | Malaxis monophyllos ssp. brachypoda
(Gray) A.&D. Löve Malaxis monophyllos var. brachypoda (Gray) F. Morris & Eames |
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| Common Names: | white adder’s-mouth orchid | ||||||||
| DISTRIBUTION | |||||||||
| Canada: | British Columbia – Alberta – south western and central Saskatchewan – Manitoba – Ontario – Quebec – Newfoundland – Nova Scotia | ||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | central to southern Saskatchewan; Cypress Hills – Strawberry Lake – Pasquia Hills – Dore Lake | ||||||||
| Ecoregion: | Cypress Upland, Moist Mixed Grassland, Aspen Parkland, Boreal Transition, Mid-Boreal Upland | ||||||||
| HABITAT | |||||||||
| Saskatchewan: | moist, shaded coniferous woods | ||||||||
| Canada: | damp woods and calcareous bogs | ||||||||
| RARITY STATUS | |||||||||
| Provincial
Status According to Harms (2003): |
Vulnerable |
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| Nature Conservancy Status: | G4 S1S2 |
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| Saskatchewan
Species at Risk Status: |
None |
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| COSEWIC Status: | None |
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| White adder’s-mouth orchid is vulnerable because it is rare or uncommon in Saskatchewan. Most local populations are small. Possible threats, including habitat loss, have been identified for this species. | |||||||||
| SPECIES DESCRIPTION | |||||||||
| Height: | 3 – 30 cm | ||||||||
| Roots: | underground corms | ||||||||
| Stems: | swelling at base; erect | ||||||||
| Leaves: | blades 1 or rarely 2, basal or inserted near the middle of stem, 2 – 8 cm long, 1 – 5 cm wide, oval to elliptic, light green; stalk sheathing stem | ||||||||
| Inflorescence: | unbranched, slender; floral bracts 1 – 2 mm long, lance-shaped; pedicels 2 – 5 mm long | ||||||||
| Flowers: | upside down, small; sepals and petals less than 3 mm long, green or whitish; dorsal sepal oval to lance-shaped, tip tapered to a long point, margin rolled; lateral sepals oblong, slightly sickle-shaped, tip tapered to a long point; petals strongly reflexed, thread-like to linear, tip rounded; lip reflexed, triangular, 3-lobed, lateral lobes with ear-like lobes, thickened | ||||||||
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