Malaxis paludosa (L.) Sw.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Orchidaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Scape 5–15 cm; lvs 2–5, lance-ovate, 1–3 cm; pedicels short, 1–3 mm; fls yellowish-green, the lip uppermost, 1.5 mm, surpassed by the lateral sep, which stand erect behind it; 2n=28. Deep bogs; nearly circumboreal, entering our range in n. Minn. July, Aug. Our smallest orchid.
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Common Names
bog adder's-mouth