Spiranthes ochroleuca

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Yellow nodding ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes ochroleuca inflorescence.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species:
S. ochroleuca
Binomial name
Spiranthes ochroleuca
(Rydb.) Rydb.[1]
Synonyms
  • Gyrostachys ochroleuca Rydb. (basionym)
  • Ibidium ochroleucum (Rydb.) House
  • Triorchis ochroleuca (Rydb.) Nieuwl.
  • Ibidium cernuum var. ochroleucum (Rydb.) House
  • Triorchis cernua var. ochroleuca (Rydb.) Farw.
  • Spiranthes steigeri Correll

Spiranthes ochroleuca, commonly called the yellow nodding lady's tresses,[2] is a species of orchid occurring from southeastern Canada to the eastern United States.

Distribution[]

Spiranthes ochroleuca is native in eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), throughout the Northeastern United States, and in the southeastern United States (Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia).[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Spiranthes ochroleuca", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-16
  2. ^ "Spiranthes ochroleuca". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 November 2015.


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