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Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.
little lady's tresses

       
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Spiranthes grayi

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Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

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Synonyms:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

  SPGR6 Spiranthes grayi Ames
  SPTUG Spiranthes tuberosa Raf. var. grayi (Ames) Fernald
 

Distribution:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 32 species in Spiranthes
 

Classification:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Orchidales
Family Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus Spiranthes Rich. – lady's tresses
Species Spiranthes tuberosa Raf. – little lady's tresses
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

This plant and synonym italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi
little ladies'-tresses              Special Concern
Florida:
little pearl-twist              Threatened
New York:
little lady's-tresses              Exploitably Vulnerable
Pennsylvania:
slender ladies'-tresses              Extirpated
Rhode Island:
little ladies'-tresses              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

Spiranthes grayi:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACU- FACU- UPL UPL NO NI UPL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Spiranthes tuberosa Raf.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505346.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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