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Spiranthes  Rich.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 43443

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): ladies tresses [English]
  
    ladies'-tresses [English]
  
    lady's tresses [English]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2024   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderAsparagales   
                            FamilyOrchidaceae  – orchids  
                               GenusSpiranthes Rich. – ladies tresses, ladies'-tresses, lady's tresses  
    Direct Children:  
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes X borealis P.M. Br.  
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes brevilabris Lindl. – Texas ladies'-tresses, Texas lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes casei Catling & Cruise – Case's lady's tresses, Case's ladies'-tresses, spiranthe de Case 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. – white nodding ladies'-tresses, nodding ladies'-tresses, nodding lady's tresses, common ladies' tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes delitescens Sheviak – reclusive lady's tresses, delightful ladies'-tresses, Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes diluvialis Sheviak – Ute lady's tresses, Ute ladies' tresses, Ute ladies'-tresses, diluvium ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes eatonii Ames ex P.M. Br. – Eaton's lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes floridana (Wherry) Cory – Florida lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes X folsomii P.M. Br.  
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes graminea Lindl. – Spiranthes graminea, Canelo ladies'-tresses, Canelo lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes infernalis Sheviak – Ash Meadows lady's tresses, Ash Meadows ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes X intermedia Ames – intermediate ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes X itchetuckneensis P.M. Br.  
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. – northern slender ladies'-tresses, slender ladies'-tresses, northern slender lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes laciniata (Small) Ames – lacelip ladies'-tresses, lacelip lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes longilabris Lindl. – giantspiral ladies'-tresses, giantspiral lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes lucida (H.H. Eaton) Ames – shining lady's tresses, shining ladies'-tresses, spiranthe lustrée 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes magnicamporum Sheviak – Great Plains ladies'-tresses, Great Plains lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes X meridionalis P.M. Br.  
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes ochroleuca (Rydb.) Rydb. – yellow nodding ladies'-tresses, yellow nodding lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl. – marsh lady's tresses, marsh ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes ovalis Lindl. – October ladies'-tresses, October lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes parksii Correll – Navasota ladies'-tresses, Navasota lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes porrifolia Lindl. – creamy lady's tresses, creamy ladies'-tresses, western lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson – greenvein ladies'-tresses, greenvein lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. – hooded lady's tresses, hooded ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes X simpsonii Catling & Sheviak  
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes sylvatica P.M. Br. – woodland lady's tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes torta (Thunb.) Garay & H.R. Sweet – southern lady's tresses, Spiranthes torcida, southern ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes tuberosa Raf. – little lady's tresses, little ladies'-tresses 
                                  SpeciesSpiranthes vernalis Engelm. & A. Gray – spring lady's tresses, upland ladies'-tresses, spring ladies'-tresses 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Spiranthes   
       
  Source: Orchidaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Spiranthes   
       
  Source: Plants of the World Online, website (version 2024)  
  Acquired: 2024   
  Notes: POWO (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/ Retrieved 24 January 2024   
  Reference for: Spiranthes   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Spiranthes   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Spiranthes   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Pridgeon, Alec M., Phillip J. Cribb, Mark W. Chase, and Finn N. Rasmussen, eds.   
  Publication Date: 2003   
  Article/Chapter Title: Orchidoideae (Part 2), Vanilloideae   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Genera Orchidacearum, vol. 3   
  Page(s): 358   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: Oxford, England   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0 19 850711 6   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Spiranthes   
       

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