''Malaxis brachystachys'' is a North American species of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowerin ...
native to Mexico, Central America, and the southwestern United States (
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
). It usually has only one leaf, though occasionally two. Flowers are small and green, in a flat-topped array.
SEINet, Southwestern biodiversity, Arizona chapter
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photo of herbarium specimen at University of Texas, collected in Coahuila in 1995
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Flora of Mexico
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Central America
Plants described in 1849
brachystachys