Spiranthes vernalis Engelmann & A. Gray. Spring Ladies'-tresses. Phen: Mar-Jul (-early Sep in the mountains). Hab: Pine savannas, bogs, marshes, fairly dry fields. Dist: MA to s. FL and west to TX and SD; West Indies; Mexico and Central America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy: = Ar, Bah, C, ETx1, F, FNA26, G, GW1, Il, K1, K3, K4, Mo1, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WH3, Brown (2002), Correll (1950), Luer (1975); = Ibidium vernale (Engelm. & A.Gray) House – S, S13
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FAC
- Northcentral & Northeast: FAC
Heliophily: 9
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