Spiranthes lacera

Spiranthes lacera

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: Spiranthes lacera
Varietates: (2)
S. l. var. gracilis – S. l. var. lacera

Name

Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf., Herb. Raf.: 44. (1833).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Neottia lacera Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 206 (1818).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Spiranthes lacera range map Northern America Western Canada Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan. Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Isle, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia. North-Central U.S.A. Texas, Southwestern 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 44.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes lacera. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Spiranthes lacera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. Spiranthes lacera. 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. 2025. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 11. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Spiranthes lacera. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Spiranthes lacera. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2025. Spiranthes lacera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Dec 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

English: Slender ladies'-tresses

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