Spiranthes tuberosa

Spiranthes tuberosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: Spiranthes tuberosa

Name

Spiranthes tuberosa Raf., Herb. Raf.: 45 (1833).

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Spiranthes simplex A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 506 (1867), nom. illeg.
  • Spiranthes grayi Ames, Rhodora 6: 44 (1904).
  • Gyrostachys grayi Britton, Man. Fl. N. States, ed. 3: 300 (1907).
  • Triorchis grayi (Ames) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 123 (1913).
  • Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi (Ames) Fernald, Rhodora 48: 189 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, West Virginia. South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque, C.S. 1833. Herbarium Rafinesquianum 45.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes tuberosa. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes tuberosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Spiranthes tuberosa. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Spiranthes tuberosa. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes tuberosa. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes tuberosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: لولوبة درنية
English: Little lady's tresses

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