Malaxis monophyllos

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|name = White adder's mouth

|image = Malaxis monophyllos 140706.jpg

|genus = Malaxis

|species = monophyllos

|authority = (L.) Sw. 1800

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|synonyms = *Ophrys monophyllos L. 1753 (basionym)

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Malaxis monophyllos, the white adder's mouth, is a terrestrial species of orchid. It is widespread across much of Europe (Germany, Italy, Poland, Scandinavia, Ukraine, etc.),[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/index1.php?scientific-name=malaxis+monophyllos Altervista Flora Italiana, Microstile, Malaxis monophyllos] includes photos and European distribution map Asia (China, Japan, Russia, Nepal, Philippines, etc.), and much of southern Canada.{{WCSP |118425 }}{{eFloras|2|200028746|Malaxis monophyllos |family=Orchidaceae |first1=Xinqi |last1=Chen |first2=Jeffrey J. |last2=Wood }} In the United States, it grows mostly in southern Alaska, New England and the Great Lakes region, with isolated populations reported from Colorado and California.{{eFloras|1|200028746|Malaxis monophyllos |family=Orchidaceae |first1=Paul M. |last1=Catling |first2=Lawrence K. |last2=Magrath}}{{BONAP|ref |genus=Malaxis |species=monophyllos }}

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