Amerorchis
Encyclopedia
Amerorchis is a monotypic
genus
of the orchid family Orchidaceae
containing Amerorchis rotundifolia, commonly called Small Round-leaved Orchid or simply Round-leaved Orchis, found throughout Canada and some northern US states.
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the orchid family Orchidaceae
Orchidaceae
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales. Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species,...
containing Amerorchis rotundifolia, commonly called Small Round-leaved Orchid or simply Round-leaved Orchis, found throughout Canada and some northern US states.
External links
- Amerorchis rotundifolia - photos and description, Saskatchewan's Wildflowers
- Amerorchis rotundifolia, orchids.org