Spiranthes ochroleuca (Rydberg) Rydberg. Common name: Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses. Phenology: Sep-Oct. Habitat: Meadows and pastures at moderate to high elevations, up to at least 1500m in elevation. Distribution: Largely northeastern, extending south in the mountains and Interior Low Plateau to w. NC, nw. SC, e. TN, and c. TN.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See Sheviak & Catling (1980) and Catling (1983a) for further information on this species.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA26, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, W, Hough & Young (2021), Luer (1975), Pace & Cameron (2017); = Ibidium ochroleucum (Rydb.) House — S; = Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. var. ochroleuca (Rydb.) Ames — C, F, Correll (1950); < Ibidium cernuum (L.) House — S13; < Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. — RAB. Basionym: Gyrostachys ochroleuca Rydb. 1901
Links to other floras: = Spiranthes ochroleuca - 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)
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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© Alan Cressler: Spiranthes ochroleuca, Mount Hardy Gap, Blue Ridge Parkway, Haywood County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
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© Alan Cressler: Spiranthes ochroleuca, Blue Ridge Parkway, Transylvania County, North Carolina 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷Feedback
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