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Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer
northern slender lady's tresses

       
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Spiranthes gracilis

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Synonyms:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

  IBBE Ibidium beckii (Lindl.) House
  IBGR Ibidium gracile (Bigelow) House
  SPBE3 Spiranthes beckii Lindl.
  SPGR8 Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck
 

Distribution:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

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

Related Taxa:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 32 species in Spiranthes, 2 varieties in Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf.
 

Classification:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

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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 lacera (Raf.) Raf. – northern slender lady's tresses
Variety Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer – northern slender lady's tresses
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

This plant and the related entitiesitalicized 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.

Iowa:
Spiranthes lacera
slender ladies-tresses              Threatened
Maine:
southern slender ladie's tresses              Possibly Extirpated
New York:
Spiranthes lacera
slender lady's-tresses              Exploitably Vulnerable
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

Spiranthes lacera:

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
FACU-,FAC+ FACU- FAC FAC+ NO FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

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 530529.

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: 10/26/2008 10:31 PM MDT