NameThatPlant.net: Spiranthes lucida

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiranthes lucida FAMILY Orchidaceae Go to FSUS key

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Learn more about Spiranthes from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes lucida FAMILY Orchidaceae

COMMON NAME:
Shining Ladies'-tresses

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Spiranthes lucida FAMILY Orchidaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes lucida FAMILY Orchidaceae

2728

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Sunny seepage over amphibolite or other basic rock, moist banks and shores, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Rare

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White (with yellow or orange-yellow lip & greenish "V")
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
Bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer?
Capsule

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