Flora of the Southeastern United States

Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson. Common name: Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses, Giant Ladies'-tresses. Phenology: Mar-May (-Jun). Habitat: Pine savannas, swamps, bogs. Distribution: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: NY (Long Island, ?), NJ (?), DE (?), MD (?), south to s. FL and west to TX. The more northern occurrences have been questioned as to identification.

ID notes: Plants in c. and s. FL often lack green veins on the lip.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, K4, NS, POWO, Tx, Va, WH3, Brown (2002); < Ibidium praecox (Walter) House — S, S13; < Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S.Watson — C, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, GW1, NcTx, RAB, Tat, W, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); Limodorum praecox Walter. Basionym: Limodorum praecox Walter 1788

Links to other floras: < Spiranthes praecox - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Great Plains: FACW (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9