Status: Native
Synonyms:
Acroanthes porphyrea (Ridley) Wooton & Standley
Microstylis porphyrea Ridley
Malaxis porphyrea is not common in the Gila National Forest, but well worth the wait. It has beautiful purple orchid shaped flowers, a hundred to a stem perhaps. You will have to get onto your knees with a magnifying loop to appreciate its beauty. It is found in moist mixed conifer woodlands at upper elevation. It is less common than Malaxis soulei that is found here and has green flowers that are even smaller and more tightly packed than those on Malaxis porphyria.
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Malaxis porphyrea, photo Russ Kleinman & Mark Donnell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road at CD Trail, Aug. 8, 2010
Malaxis porphyrea, closeup of portion of stem, photo Russ Kleinman & Mark Donnell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road at CD Trail, Aug. 8, 2010
Malaxis porphyrea, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak turnoff, Aug. 15, 2008
Malaxis porphyrea, field macro of single flower, photo Russ Kleinman Mark Donnell, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak Road at CD Trail, Aug. 8, 2010
Malaxis porphyrea, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, Signal Peak, July 22, 2009
Malaxis porphyrea, photo Elroy Limmer, Pinos Altos Range, Allie Canyon
Malaxis porphyrea, field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman and the GNPS field trip to Signal Peak, Signal Peak turnoff, Black Range, July 19, 2009
Malaxis porphyrea, field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman and the GNPS field trip to Signal Peak, Signal Peak turnoff, Black Range, July 19, 2009
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