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Malaxis monophyllos (L.) Sw.

Common Name: WHITE ADDER'S-MOUTH
Coefficient of Conservatism: 10
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Local, and seldom noticed, in mixed forests and swamps (often on hummocks or mossy logs), coniferous swamps and thickets by shores, jack pine and mixed forests on sandy soil along Lake Superior dunes, peaty places (seldom on sedge mats), especially along trails.

Our plants are subsp. brachypoda (A. Gray) Á. Löve & D. Löve or var. brachypoda (A. Gray) F. Morris, with the lip lowermost, now often recognized as M. brachypoda (A. Gray) Fernald.

D. Fitch

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Counties
Alcona
Alger
Allegan
Antrim
Barry
Benzie
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Clare
Crawford
Delta
Emmet
Gogebic
Iosco
Kalamazoo
Keweenaw
Leelanau
Livingston
Luce
Mackinac
Macomb
Manistee
Mecosta
Menominee
Montcalm
Montmorency
Newaygo
Oakland
Ogemaw
Oscoda
Otsego
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Washtenaw

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 16, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1821