Aplectrum
Also known as puttyroot, Adam-and-Eve, Adam and Eve
Aplectrum hyemale is a species of orchid native to the eastern United States and Canada, from Oklahoma east to the Carolinas and north to Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec and Massachusetts. It is particularly common in the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Lakes Region, and the Ohio and Upper Mississippi Valleys. Isolated populations are also reported from Arizona.
Species
putty root
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
FamilyMelastomataceae
Observations12,769
Aplectrum is een monotypisch geslacht uit de orchideeënfamilie en deonderfamilie Epidendroideae. De enige soort in dit geslacht, Aplectrum hyemale, komt in Noord-Amerika voor.
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Aplectrum hyemale is a species of orchid native to the eastern United States and Canada, from Oklahoma east to the Carolinas and north to Minnesota, Ontario, Quebec and Massachusetts. It is particularly common in the Appalachian Mountains, the Great Lakes Region, and the Ohio and Upper Mississippi Valleys. Isolated populations are also reported from Arizona.
Aplectrum hyemale is the sole species of the genus Aplectrum. The generic name comes from Greek and signifies "spurless". The species is commonly referred to as Adam and Eve or putty root; the latter refers to the mucilaginous fluid which can be removed from the tubers when they are crushed, used by Native Americans to mend pottery.