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. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Spiranthes tuberosa in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 14.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Spiranthes tuberosa in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 14.
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Spiranthes tuberosa. Published online. Accessed 14 May 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Spiranthes tuberosa in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 14.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Spiranthes tuberosa . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 May 14.

Vernacular names

العربية: لولوبة درنية
English: Little lady's tresses