Spiranthes lacera (Rafinesque) Rafinesque var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer. Southern Slender Ladies'-tresses. Phen: Aug-Sep. Hab: Fields, meadows, pastures, woodlands. Dist: ME, MI, WI, and KS south to GA and TX.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, ETx1, FNA26, K1, K3, K4, Mi, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, Tn, Va, W, Luer (1975); = Gyrostachys gracilis (Bigelow) Kuntze; = Ibidium beckii (Lindl.) House; = Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck – F, Il, WV; = Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck var. gracilis – GW1, Tx, Correll (1950); < Ibidium gracile (Bigelow) House – S, S13; < Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck – G, Tat; < Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck var. gracilis – RAB; < Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. – Mo1
Links to other floras: = Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis - FNA26
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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