NameThatPlant.net: Spiranthes praecox

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiranthes praecox FAMILY Orchidaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes praecox FAMILY Orchidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-12-006:

Spiranthes praecox FAMILY Orchidaceae

COMMON NAME:
Grassleaf Ladies'-tresses, Giant Ladies'-tresses

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiranthes praecox FAMILY Orchidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes praecox FAMILY Orchidaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 049-12-006:
Spiranthes praecox FAMILY Orchidaceae

2156

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: pine savannas, swamps, bogs, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal (when present)

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White (marked with green)
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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