Spiranthes ovalis Lindley var. erostellata P.M. Catling. Common name: Oval Ladies'-tresses. Phenology: Aug-Nov. Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests, hammocks, ravine forests. Distribution: Var. erostellata is fairly widespread in se. North America, ranging from sc. PA, NY, MI, and IL south to Panhandle FL, s. MS, s. LA, and e. TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA26, Il, K4, Mi, Mo1, NS, NY, Pa, POWO, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Brown (2002); = n/a — Tat; < Ibidium ovale (Lindl.) House — S, S13; ? Spiranthes montana Raf.; < Spiranthes ovalis Lindl. — F, G, GW1, NcTx, RAB, Tx, WV, Correll (1950), Hough & Young (2021), Luer (1975). Basionym: Spiranthes ovalis Lindl. var. erostellata Catling 1983
Links to other floras: = Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata - FNA26
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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