The third native orchid species that we were introduced to at the 2016 Native Orchid Conference symposium in Arizona was found in the sky islands of the Chiricahua Mountain Range. It is Malaxis abieticola or Arizona Adder’s-mouth orchid. The species name, abieticola is made up of two Latin words: abiet => fir tree; cola =>

Continuing yesterday’s post: The second native orchid species that we found in the sky islands of the Huachuca Mountain Range is Malaxis corymbosa or Huachuca Mountain Adder’s-mouth orchid. The Native Orchid Conference field trip planners had located several sites for this rather infrequent visitor, but it was in bloom in only two of them. Although