Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S.Wats.
Detail
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Botanical Name
- Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S.Wats.
- Common Name
- Grass-leaved Ladies'-tresses, Giant Ladies'-tresses
- Synonym(s)
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S.Wats.
- Comments
- Many specimens labeled Sprianthes praecox in Virginia herbaria have proven to be misidentified, and the species appears to have a much more restricted within-state distribution than previously thought. Specimens bearing this name from Hampton City and Accomack, Augusta, and Mecklenburg cos. have not yet been critically examined.
- Habitat
- Wet to dry forests and clearings. Infrequent in the s. Coastal Plain; rare elsewhere.
- Native Status
- Native
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