Spiranthes vernalis

Spiranthes vernalis

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 vernalis

Name

Spiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A.Gray, Boston J. Nat. Hist. 5: 236 (1845).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gyrostachys vernalis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891).
  • Ibidium vernale (Engelm. & A.Gray) House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 381 (1905).
  • Triorchis vernalis (Engelm. & A.Gray) House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 206 (1920).
• Heterotypic
  • Ophrys aestivalis Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 157 (1803), nom. illeg.
  • Spiranthes ensifolia Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 221 (1856).
  • Spiranthes graminea var. praecox Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 52 (1888).
  • Gyrostachys ensifolia (Rchb.f.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891).
  • Gyrostachys praecox (Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 663 (1891).
  • Gyrostachys reverchonii Small, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 25: 610 (1898).
  • Spiranthes reverchonii (Small) K.Schum., Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 339 (1898).
  • Gyrostachys linearis Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 300 (1901).
  • Gyrostachys xyridifolia Small, Fl. S.E. U.S.: 318 (1903).
  • Triorchis linearis (Rydb.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 123 (1913).
  • Triorchis xyridifolius (Small) Britton, Fl. Bermuda: 90 (1918).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Eastern Canada Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, 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. Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Guatemala. Caribbean Bahamas. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Engelmann, G. & Gray, A. 1845. Boston Journal of Natural History 5 (2): 236.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes vernalis. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes vernalis 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 vernalis. 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 vernalis. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes vernalis. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes vernalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

العربية: لولوبة ربيعية
English: Spring lady's tresses

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