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Orchidaceae
Spiranthes

not marked as a favorite taxon 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. Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and Illinois south to Panhandle Florida, s. Mississippi, s. Louisiana, and e. Texas.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, ETx1, FNA26, Il, K1, 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 Lindley — F, G, GW1, NcTx, RAB, Tx, WV, Correll (1950), Hough & Young (2021), Luer (1975). Basionym: Spiranthes ovalis Lindley var. erostellata P.M. 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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image #1 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Alan Cressler: Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata, Track Rock Gap, Chattahoochee National Forest, Union County, Georgia 4 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Michael Hough | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷

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