Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Spiranthes magnicamporum
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes magnicamporum
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Spiranthes cernua
COMMON NAME:
Great Plains Ladies'-tresses
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_magnicamporum_2
August
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_magnicamporum_2_2
October
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_magnicamporum_3_2
October
Lip oval, without the dilation seen in S. cernua, its center pale yellow, per Native Orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_s_magnicamporum2
October
Lateral sepals usually separate from other flower parts, curving in and up, per Native Orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Spiranthes magnicamporum
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes magnicamporum
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Spiranthes cernua
2729
Forb
Perennial
Native to Georgia
Habitat: Grassy barrens and glades over limestone or serpentine, per Weakley's Flora
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Off-white
Bisexual
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
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Native Orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains p206
- Field Guide to the Rare Plants of Georgia p377