Spiranthes sheviakii M. Hough & M.A. Young. Common name: Old Field Ladies'-tresses. Habitat: Acidic, dry-mesic successional habitats, old fields, barrens, thickets, dry-open woodland bluffs, ravine-rims. Distribution: C. NY and s. ON west to sw. MI and ne. IL, south to n. AK, east to KY/TN and s. OH.
ID notes: Spiranthes sheviakii differs from S. cernua in having a centrally yellowed lip (vs. white) and spherical (vs. conical/flattened) abaxial glands. It can be distinguished from S. ×kapnosperia and S. ochroleuca by its straight lateral sepals that frequently curve inward apically (vs. straight to somewhat falcate and not curved apically).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Hough & Young (2021) for detailed discussion.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Hough & Young (2021); = Spiranthes ×sheviakii; < Spiranthes ×kapnosperia M.C.Pace — POWO; < Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. — FNA26, Il, K4, NS, Pa; < Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. var. cernua — C, F. Basionym: Spiranthes sheviakii M.Hough & M.A.Young 2021
Links to other floras: < Spiranthes cernua - FNA26
Show parent genus | Show parent in key(s)
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)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
Hover over a shape, letter, icon, or arrow on the map for definition or see the legend.
© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷
© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷
© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷
© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷Feedback
See something wrong or missing on about Spiranthes sheviakii? Let us know here: (Please include your name and email if at all complicated so we can clarify if needed.) We greatly appreciate feedback, and will include updates from you in our next webapp update, which can take a few months. If a species is not keyed, that's because keying is ongoing. Please don't send us feedback about unkeyed species.
Horticultural Information
No horticultural data found for this taxon.