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Orchidaceae
Spiranthes

Spiranthes odorata (Nuttall) Lindley. Common name: Fragrant Ladies'-tresses, Marsh Ladies'-tresses. Phenology: Sep-Nov. Habitat: Swamps and marshes, floodplain forests, often emergent from ponded water at the time of flowering in Taxodium and Nyssa swamps. Distribution: Se. VA south to FL and west to se. TX; disjunct in c. NY (Onondaga County; McMullen et al. 2021).

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = AqW, Ar, ETx1, F, G, K4, POWO, Tn, Va, WH3, Brown (2002), Hough & Young (2021), Luer (1975); = Gyrostachys odorata (Nutt.) Kuntze; = Ibidium odoratum (Nutt.) House — S; = Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. var. odorata (Nutt.) Correll — C, GW1, RAB, Tx, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); < Ibidium cernuum (L.) House — S13; < Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. — Tat; < Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl. — FNA26, NS; Neottia odorata Nuttall. Basionym: Neottia odorata Nutt. 1834

Links to other floras: < Spiranthes odorata - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

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

Heliophily ⓘ: 6

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