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Malaxis unifolia Michx.

Common Name: GREEN ADDER'S-MOUTH
Coefficient of Conservatism: 8
Coefficient of Wetness: 0
Wetness Index: FAC
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb

Almost as local as M. monophyllos and likewise easily overlooked. Edges of forests, swamps, and clearings, often in sandy soil under bracken; bogs, thickets, and swamps of cedar, tamarack, and other conifers; also on rocky soil northward (including Isle Royale).

A. Menk

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Counties
Antrim
Baraga
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Calhoun
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Chippewa
Clare
Crawford
Delta
Dickinson
Emmet
Gogebic
Hillsdale
Houghton
Iosco
Keweenaw
Leelanau
Mackinac
Manistee
Marquette
Menominee
Midland
Montmorency
Ogemaw
Ontonagon
Oscoda
Otsego
Presque Isle
Roscommon
Saginaw
Schoolcraft
Wexford

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/1822