puttyroot

(Aplectrum hyemale)

Conservation Status
puttyroot
 
  IUCN Red List

not listed

     
  NatureServe

NNR - Unranked

SNR - Unranked

     
  Minnesota

not listed

     
           
Wetland Indicator Status
     
  Great Plains

FAC - Facultative

     
  Midwest

FAC - Facultative

     
  Northcentral & Northeast

FAC - Facultative

     
           
 
Description
 
 

Puttyroot is most often encountered in early spring as a single, large, green leaf held horizontal over a forest floor that is covered with dried, brown, tree leaves. The leaf persists through the winter but disappears in summer.

 
     
 

Height

 
 

12 to 24

 
     
 

Flower Color

 
 

Purplish

 
     
 

Similar Species

 
     
     
 
Habitat
 
 

Moderate moisture. Deciduous woods.

 
     
 
Ecology
 
 

Flowering

 
 

May to June

 
     
 

Pests and Diseases

 
 

 

 
     
 
Use
 
 

 

 
     
 
Distribution
 
 

Distribution Map

 

Sources

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 25, 28, 29, 30.

 
  6/2/2023      
         
 

Nativity

 
 

Native

 
         
 

Occurrence

 
 

Uncommon

 
         
 
Taxonomy
 
  Kingdom Plantae (green algae and land plants)  
  Subkingdom Viridiplantae (green plants)  
  Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants and green algae)  
  Superdivision Embryophyta (land plants)  
  Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants)  
  Subdivision Spermatophytina (seed plants)  
  Class Liliopsida (monocots)  
 

Order

Asparagales (agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)  
 

Family

Orchidaceae (orchids)  
  Subfamily Epidendroideae (lower Epidendroideae)  
  Tribe Epidendreae  
  Subtribe Calypsoinae  
 

Genus

Aplectrum (putty roots)  
       
 

Subordinate Taxa

 
 

 

 
       
 

Synonyms

 
 

 

 
       
 

Common Names

 
 

Adam and Eve

Adam-and-Eve

putty-root

putty-root orchid

puttyroot

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
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Habitat

 
    puttyroot   puttyroot  
           
 

Plant

 
    puttyroot   puttyroot  
           
    puttyroot   puttyroot  
           
 

Leaf

 
    puttyroot   puttyroot  
           
    puttyroot   puttyroot  

 

Camera

     
 
Slideshows
 
  Aplectrum hyemale (Puttyroot)
Allen Chartier
 
  Amplectrum hyemale (Puttyroot)  
  Aplectrum hyemale
Joshua Mayer
 
  Aplectrum hyemale  
 
About

Adam and Eve orchid

 
  Putty-root Orchid Nature Walk
alchemist10101
 
   
 
About

Published on Jul 1, 2012

A clip of the Putty-root Orchid from a larger virtual nature walk video for my teaching portfolio.

Ms. L
Voice: Nureena
Photos/Images: TheInfamousJ

 

 

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Other Videos
 
  Putty Root Orchid (Aplectrum hyemale)
colong7034
 
   
 
About

Published on Jun 2, 2014

Putty Root orchid (Aplectrum hyemale), also known as Adam-and-Eve orchid, is native to the eastern USA and Canada. The plant is called putty root because the tuber contains a sticky substance that was used to mend pots. The name Adam-and Eve comes from the observation that the tuber divides in two. The single striped leaf appears in the fall, persists through the winter, and usually disappears before the tiny flowers appear in late spring. Transylvania County, NC.

   
  Wild Orchid Putty Root
osmiling1
 
   
 
About

Uploaded on Jun 15, 2009

Wild Putty Root Orchid on a wild orchid tour with Wild Man.

   

 

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