Aplectrum

Aplectrum Nuttall is a member of the

tribe CALYPSOEAE which also has representatives from the below genera : Aplectrum, Calypso, Tipularia.

One species is

known from North America.

Aplectrum hyemale (Muhlenb. ex Willd.) Nutt.
(Puttyroot, Adam-and-Eve-root).

The

plant is a terrestrial orchid that grows from a series of bulb-like roots attached by narrower roots. The plant has a single,

broad, elliptical pointed leaf at the base. Flower spike, which arises from the root, has small leaflike structures enclosing

the stem. Flower is purplish toward its base and brown toward its summit, with white lip.