Spiranthes ochroleuca

Yellow nodding ladies'-tresses
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: S. ochroleuca
Binomial name
Spiranthes ochroleuca
Synonyms

Spiranthes ochroleuca, commonly called the yellow nodding lady's tresses,[2] is a species of orchid occurring from southeastern Canada to the eastern United States.

Distribution

Spiranthes ochroleuca is native in eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), throughout the Northeastern United States, and in the southeastern United States (Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Spiranthes ochroleuca", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-16
  2. "Spiranthes ochroleuca". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

Spiranthes ochroleuca at the Encyclopedia of Life


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