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Malaxis histionantha is a species of orchid native to Latin America. It is widespread from Mexico to Argentina. It generally has two leaves and a more or less spherical cluster of small green flowers.
Arizona Adder's Mouth Orchid · Bayard's adder's-mouth orchid · Madrean adder's mouth · Malaxis cogniauxiana · Malaxis densiflora · Malaxis discolor · Malaxis excavata · Chiricahua Adder's Mouth Orchid · White Adder's Mouth · Malaxis myurus · Malaxis novogaliciana · Malaxis sampoae
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Malaxis histionantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
