| Accepted name: |
Aplectrum hyemale (Muhlenb. ex Willd.) Torr. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Aplectrum shortii Rydb.
-Aplectrum spicatum B.S.P.
-Arethusa spicata Walter
-Cymbidium hyemale Muhlenb. ex Willd.
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| English names: |
Adam-and-eve
Putty-root
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| French names: |
Aplectrum d'hiver
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HAPLHY
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
B |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
- |
| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Pounded, powdered, boiled roots used for head pains and boils(*70).Roots added to the slop to make hogs fat(*7)(3). |
| Key Characters: |
- |
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