Hammarbya

Hammarbya is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae) containing the single species Hammarbya paludosa, commonly known as the bog orchid, bog adder's-mouth or bog adder's-mouth orchid. It is known for being the only epiphytic orchid native to northern North America and for being the only orchid to produce plantlets on the tips of its leaves. It is also called Malaxis paludosa by some authorities who included it within the closely related genus Malaxis. A small, short-lived perennial, Hammarbya paludosa flowers every one or two years for about a month at the end of summer and is pollinated by fungus gnats and other small flies. Like many orchids, it requires a fungal associate to germinate, and mature plants continue to obtain some of their nutrients from the fungal partner. The species is widely distributed across the Circumboreal Region in Europe, Asia, and North America, where it grows primarily in bogs. Many populations are small and geographically isolated, and the total number o......read more on Wikipedia.