Spiranthes lacera

Spiranthes lacera

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 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. 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. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Rafinesque-Schmaltz, C.S. 1833. Herbarium Rafinesquianum 44.

Links

• Emonocot.org 2018. Spiranthes lacera in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 September 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Spiranthes lacera in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 September 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Spiranthes lacera. Published online. Accessed 25 September 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Spiranthes lacera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 September 25.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Spiranthes lacera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 September 25.

Vernacular names

English: Slender ladies'-tresses

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