Spiranthes laciniata, the lacelip ladies' tresses is a terrestrial orchid endemic to the south eastern United States.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. laciniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes laciniata | |
Description
editSpiranthes laciniata plants are a tall species of Spiranthes reaching a height of 20–95 cm, with up to 5 basal leaves persisting through anthesis. The flowers are white to cream-white and arranged in a spiral around the stem. The lip is usually yellow in the center. Bloom time is from May to (at its northern range) September.[1][2][3]
Distribution and habitat
editSpiranthes laciniata is native to the southeastern coastal plains, from Texas in the south all the way to New Jersey in the north.[3]
It is a wetland plant and grows in swamps and marshes, sometimes even in standing water.[3]
Taxonomy
editThe Spiranthes laciniata name was first published by Oakes Ames in 1905, after John Kunkel Small had described the plants in 1903 as Gyrostachys laciniata.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Spiranthes laciniata". North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOOC), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ a b LeGrand, Harry. "Account for Lacelip Ladies'-tresses". Vascular Plants of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ a b c Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). "Spiranthes laciniata". Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Spiranthes laciniata". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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