Spiranthes ×kapnosperia M.C. Pace. Common name: Smoky Ladies'-tresses. Habitat: Bogs, seeps, meadows. Distribution: Sw. NC and nw. SC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Considered to be a hybrid of S. cernua and S. ochroleuca (Pace & Cameron 2017).
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, NS, Hough & Young (2021), Pace & Cameron (2017); = Spiranthes cernua × ochroleuca; < Ibidium cernuum (L.) House — S, S13; < Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. — FNA26, W; < Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. var. cernua — RAB, Luer (1975). Basionym: Spiranthes ×kapnosperia M.C.Pace 2017
Links to other floras: < Spiranthes cernua - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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