Spiranthes laciniata

Lacelip ladies' tresses
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species:
S. laciniata
Binomial name
Spiranthes laciniata

Spiranthes laciniata, the lacelip ladies' tresses is a terrestrial orchid endemic to the south eastern United States.[1][2]

Description

Spiranthes laciniata plants are a tall species of Spiranthes reaching a height of 20–95 cm, with up to 5 basal leaves persisting through anthesis. The flowers are white to cream-white and arranged in a spiral around the stem. The lip is usually yellow in the center. Bloom time is from May to (at its northern range) September.[1][2][3]

Distribution and habitat

Spiranthes laciniata is native to the southeastern coastal plains, from Texas in the south all the way to New Jersey in the north.[3]

It is a wetland plant and grows in swamps and marshes, sometimes even in standing water.[3]

Taxonomy

The Spiranthes laciniata name was first published by Oakes Ames in 1905, after John Kunkel Small had described the plants in 1903 as Gyrostachys laciniata.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Spiranthes laciniata". North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOOC), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b LeGrand, Harry. "Account for Lacelip Ladies'-tresses". Vascular Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Spiranthes laciniata". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  4. ^ "Spiranthes laciniata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 March 2022.

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