Spiranthes lucida

 Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Spiranthes lucida']

• English: Shining lady's tresses
• العربية: لولوبة واضحة
• مصرى: لولوبه واضحه

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Cranichideae • Subtribus: Spiranthinae • Genus: Spiranthes • Species: Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eaton) Ames (1908)

Synonyms

Basionym Neottia lucida H.H.Eaton, Transylvania J. Med. Assoc. Sci. 5: 107 (1832) Heterotypic synonyms Neottia plantaginea Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 206 (1818) Spiranthes plantaginea (Raf.) Raf., Herb. Raf.: 44 (1833) Spiranthes latifolia Torr. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 467 (1840) Spiranthes aestivalis Oakes, Cat. Vermont Pl.: 28 (1842) Neottia aestivalis Oakes ex A.Gray, Manual, ed. 5: 504 (1867) Gyrostachys latifolia (Torr. ex Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891) Gyrostachys plantaginea (Raf.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. 1: 470 (1896) Ibidium plantagineum House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 381 (1905) Triorchis plantagineus (Raf.) Nieuwl., Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 122 (1913)

Images of the whole plant

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Inflorescences

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Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  Spiranthes lucida
  (as syn.
  Ibidium plantagineum)
  plate 564 in vol. 1:
  N.L.Britton & A. Brown:
  Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada
  (1913)
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  (as syn.
  Ibidium plantagineum)
  page 79 in:
  Homer D. House:
  Wild Flowers of New York
  (Orchidaceae)
  New York (1918)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Eastern Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec. North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Wisconsin. Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Islands, Vermont, West Virginia. Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Spiranthes lucida.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Spiranthes lucida