Malaxis porphyrea

Malaxis porphyrea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Malaxideae
Genus: Malaxis
Species: M. porphyrea
Binomial name
Malaxis porphyrea
(Ridl.) Kuntze 1891
Synonyms[1]

Malaxis porphyrea, the Cochise adder's-mouth orchid,[2] is a species of orchid native to northern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua) and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico). It is an herb up to 45 cm tall (18 inches) with only one leaf below tiny purple flowers in an elongated cluster.[3][4][5][6]

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