Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl.
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- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Botanical Name
- Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl.
- Common Name
- Fragrant Ladies'-tresses, Marsh Ladies'-tresses
- Synonym(s)
- Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich. var. odorata (Nutt.) Correll
- Flora of Virginia Name/Status
- Spiranthes odorata (Nutt.) Lindl.
- Comments
- This species is incompletely mapped at this time. It is a large and most conspicuous orchid when flowering in late September and October among senescing marsh vegetation.
- Habitat
- Freshwater and oligohaline tidal marshes, swamps, and ditches. Infrequent overall in the Coastal Plain; locally frequent in wind-tidal oligohaline marshes along the North Landing and Northwest Rivers in extreme southeastern Virginia, and in freshwater marshes along c. and n. Coastal Plain tidal rivers.
- Native Status
- Native
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