Spiranthes tuberosa
| Spiranthes tuberosa | |
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| Photo by Michael Drummond hosted at Atlas of Florida Plants | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Liliopsida - Moncots |
| Order: | Orchidales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. tuberosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes tuberosa Raf. | |
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| Natural range of Spiranthes tuberosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Common Name(s): little ladies’-tresses, little pearl-twist[1]
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonym(s): Spiranthes grayi Ames; S. tuberosa var. grayi (Ames) Fernald; S. tuberosa var. tuberosa; Ibidium beckii (Lindley) House - misapplied
Description
Spiranthes tuberosa is a monoecious perennial forb/herb.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs in eastern portions of Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, eastward to Florida, northward to New York and Massachusetts, and inland to Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Missouri.[2]
Ecology
Habitat
S. tuberosa can be found in well-drained woodlands and fields, sandhills, dry hammocks, and dry pine flatwoods.[1]
Phenology
S. tuberosa has been observed flowering from June through September.[1] However, other sources report flowering occurring in April through June and also in December. [3] Flowers are white. [4]
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Weakley A. S.(2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 USDA, NRCS. (2016). The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 10 January 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
- ↑ Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 10 JAN 2018
- ↑ Plant database: Spiranthes tuberosa. (10 January 2018).Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. URL: https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SPTU
