Wyoming Rare Plant Field Guide
Spiranthes diluvialis
- Similar Species: S. romanzoffiana has deeply constricted lip petals and more densely congested and shorter spikes. S. magnicamporum is a Great Plains species with strap-shaped, crispy-wavy margined lip petals and lacks leaves at flowering.
- Flowering/Fruiting Period: Late July-September.
- Distribution: S Nevada, N and SC Utah, N Colorado, and SE Wyoming (Goshen Co.).
- Habitat: Moist streambanks, wet meadows, and abandoned stream channels. Elev. 5100-5200 ft.
- References: Atwood etal. 1991; Hartman and Nelson 1994;Jordan 1994; Sheviak 1984; Welsh et al. 1993.
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