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Common Name:
Lesser Ladies'-tresses, Oval Ladies'-tresses, October Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes ovalis var. erostellata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes ovalis 049-12-001 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, bottomland forests, hammocks, ravine forests
Uncommon in Carolina Piedmont & Carolina Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Oval Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes ovalis var. ovalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes ovalis var. ovalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamp forests, mesic ravines
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Nodding Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes cernua FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes cernua FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes cernua var. cernua 049-12-002a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Bogs, swamps, ditches, usually in acidic, sphagnous situations
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Yellow Ladies'-tresses, Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes ochroleuca FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes ochroleuca FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes cernua 049-12-002a? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Meadows and pastures at moderate to high elevations, up to at least 1500m in elevation
Rare
Native to the Carolinas
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Common Name:
Great Plains Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes magnicamporum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes magnicamporum FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Grassy barrens and glades over limestone or serpentine
Rare
Native to Georgia
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Common Name:
Fragrant Ladies'-tresses, Marsh Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes odorata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes odorata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes cernua var. odorata 049-12-002b FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Swamps and marshes, often emergent at the time of flowering in Taxodium and Nyssa swamps
Uncommon
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Little Ladies'-tresses, Little Pearl-twist
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes tuberosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes tuberosa FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes grayi 049-12-003 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: In a wide variety of habitats, especially relatively well-drained woodlands and fields, longleaf pine sandhills, dry hammocks, dry pine flatwoods
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Short-lipped Ladies'-tresses, Texas Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes brevilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes brevilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas and flatwoods
Rare
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Eaton's Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes eatonii FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes eatonii FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, dry to moist pine flatwoods
Uncommon in Carolinas, rare in GA
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Northern Slender Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes lacera var. lacera FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes lacera var. lacera FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Clearings, openings
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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Common Name:
Southern Slender Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes gracilis var. gracilis 049-12-004a FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Fields, meadows, pastures, woodlands
Uncommon (rare in GA Coastal Plain)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Florida Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes floridana FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes floridana FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes gracilis var. floridana 049-12-004b FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas, other moist sites
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Longhorn Ladies'-tresses, Giant Spiral Orchid, Giant Spiral Ladies'-tresses, Long-lipped Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes longilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes longilabris FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes longilabris 049-12-005 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Wet pine savannas
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Grassleaf Ladies'-tresses, Giant Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes praecox FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes praecox FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes praecox 049-12-006 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, swamps, bogs
Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Woodland Ladies'-tresses, Pale Green Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes sylvatica FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes praecox FAMILY: Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes praecox 049-12-006? FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine-oak forests and woodlands, live oak hammocks, interdune swales, rich dry forests, other woodlands
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Spring Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes vernalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes vernalis FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes vernalis 049-12-007 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pine savannas, bogs, marshes, fairly dry fields
Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon in Piedmont, rare in Mountains)
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name:
Lace-lip Ladies'-tresses, Lace-lip Spiral Orchid
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes laciniata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes laciniata FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Spiranthes laciniata 049-12-008 FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Pond cypress depressions and savannas, swamps
Rare
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
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Common Name: Shining Ladies'-tresses
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Spiranthes lucida FAMILY: Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Spiranthes lucida FAMILY: Orchidaceae
Habitat: Sunny seepage over amphibolite or other basic rock, moist banks and shores
Rare
Native to North Carolina
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