PLANTS Profile for Spiranthes ovalis (October lady's tresses)

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PLANTS Profile

Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.
October lady's tresses

Symbol:

SPOV

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.

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Distribution:
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.


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USA (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.

View 125 genera in Orchidaceae, 32 species in Spiranthes or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata
October lady's tresses

Spiranthes ovalis var. ovalis
October lady's tresses

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.

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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 ovalis Lindl. – October lady's tresses

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.

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.

Florida:
lesser ladies'-tresses		Endangered
Iowa:
oval ladies-tresses		Threatened
Michigan:
lesser ladies'-tresses		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
October ladies'-tresses		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

FAC*

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Spiranthes ovalis Lindl.

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 43451.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/21/2008 08:50 PM MDT