Wendt'S Adder'S-Mouth Orchid

(Tamayorkis wendtii)

galery

Description

Malaxis wendtii, the Wendt's adder's-mouth orchid,is a North American species of orchids native to northern Mexico (Quer-taro, Nuevo Le-n, Coahuila) and the US State of Texas.Malaxis wendtii is an herb up to 45 cm (18 inches) tall. It generally has only one leaf, and above it a long vertical array of small purple flowers.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Genus:Tamayorkis
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