PLANTS Profile for Spiranthes vernalis (spring lady's tresses)

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PLANTS Profile

Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray
spring lady's tresses

Symbol:

SPVE

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Synonyms:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray

	IBVE	Ibidium vernale (Engelm. & A. Gray) House
	SPSI7	Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames

Distribution:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray


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

Related Taxa:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 32 species in Spiranthes

Classification:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray

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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 vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray – spring lady's tresses

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray

This plant is 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.

Illinois:
ladies' tresses		Endangered
Indiana:
grassleaf ladies'-tresses		Rare
Iowa:
spring ladies-tresses		Threatened
Massachusetts:
grass-leaved ladies'-tresses		Threatened
New Hampshire:
spring lady's-tresses		Endangered
New York:
spring ladies'-tresses		Endangered
Pennsylvania:
spring ladies'-tresses		Endangered
Rhode Island:
spring ladies'-tresses		Special Concern

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC,FACW-

FAC

FACW-

FAC

FACW-

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43453.

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.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 07:00 AM MDT