Bayard's Malaxis

Malaxis bayardii

Fernald Species

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Botanical name
Malaxis bayardii
Also known as
Adder’s-Mouth, Adder’s-Mouth Orchid, Appalachian Adder's-Mouth, Appalachian Adder’s-Mouth Orchid, Bayard's Adder's-Mouth, Bayard's Adder's-Mouth Orchid, Bayard's Malaxis, Bayard’s Adder’s-Mouth Orchid, Bayard’s Malaxis
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Malaxis
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Bayard's Malaxis

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Malaxis bayardii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Malaxis bayardii f. kelloggiae

Others in Malaxis

Malaxis adenotropa
Malaxis adolphii
Malaxis alvaroi
Malaxis apiculata
Malaxis atrorubra
Malaxis aurea
Malaxis auriculata
Malaxis brevis

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