Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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Learn more about Ladies'-tresses from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-12-004a:
Spiranthes gracilis var. gracilis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Spiranthes gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ibidium gracile
COMMON NAME:
Southern Slender Ladies'-tresses
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Rusty Wilson fkw_ladiestresses_1
September Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Flower stem about 12-18" tall, with no leaves present at flowering, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
Rusty Wilson fkw_ladiestresses_2
September Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Flower cluster typically is a single rank but is quite strongly spiraled, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Rusty Wilson fkw_ladiestresses_3
September Greenwood County SC
Ninety Six National Historic Site
Distinguished by the green spot on the lip, which has a white edge, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-12-004a:
Spiranthes gracilis var. gracilis
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Spiranthes gracilis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ibidium gracile