Biology:Spiranthes laciniata
| Lacelip ladies' tresses | |
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| Spiranthes laciniata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. laciniata
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes laciniata (Small) Ames
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Spiranthes laciniata, the lacelip ladies' tresses is a terrestrial orchid endemic to the south eastern United States.[1][2]
Description
Spiranthes laciniata plants are a tall species of Spiranthes reaching a height of 20–95 cm, with up to 5 basal leaves persisting through anthesis. The flowers are white to cream-white and arranged in a spiral around the stem. The lip is usually yellow in the center. Bloom time is from May to (at its northern range) September.[1][2][3]
Distribution and habitat
Spiranthes laciniata is native to the southeastern coastal plains, from Texas in the south all the way to New Jersey in the north.[3]
It is a wetland plant and grows in swamps and marshes, sometimes even in standing water.[3]
Taxonomy
The Spiranthes laciniata name was first published by Oakes Ames in 1905, after John Kunkel Small had described the plants in 1903 as Gyrostachys laciniata.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Spiranthes laciniata". North American Orchid Conservation Center (NAOOC), Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. 2018. http://goorchids.northamericanorchidcenter.org/species/spiranthes/laciniata.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LeGrand, Harry. "Account for Lacelip Ladies'-tresses". North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/species_account.php?id=3631.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Flora of North America Editorial Committee, ed., "Spiranthes laciniata", Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA), New York and Oxford, http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=
- ↑ "Spiranthes laciniata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242705-2.
Wikidata ☰ Q15452522 entry
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