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Common name: spring lady's tresses
 
Common name: spring lady's tresses
 
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Synonym: ''Ibidium vernale'' (Engelmann & A. Gray) House
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 14:55, 5 May 2016

Spiranthes vernalis
Spir vern.jpg
Photo by Keith Bradley, Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Orchidales
Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: S. vernalis
Binomial name
Spiranthes vernalis
Engelm. & A. Gray
SPIR VERN dist.jpg
Natural range of Spiranthes vernalis from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: spring lady's tresses

Taxonomic notes

Synonym: Ibidium vernale (Engelmann & A. Gray) House

Description

A description of Spiranthes vernalis is provided in The Flora of North America.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain, S. vernalis can be found with Polygala cymosa and Lachnanthes (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers and fruits May through June (FSU Herbarium).

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: July 2015. Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey, Sidney McDaniel, Jean W. Wooten, Loran C. Anderson, Steve L. Orzell, E. L. Bridges, R. Kral, William Lindsey, P. L. Redfearn, Jr., Lovette E. Williams, Karen MacClendon, John B. Nelson, R. Komarek, Wilson Baker. States and Counties: Florida: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Leon, Nassau, Pasco, Polk, Santa Rosa, St. Johns, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton. Georgia: Grady. South Carolina: Richland. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.