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Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
Spiranthes longilabris, the long lipped ladies' tresses is an orchid endemic to the southeastern United States.
From the article Spiranthes longilabris on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Spiranthes longilabris plants are 15–50 cm tall, with 3-5 basal leaves either present or absent when flowering. There are 10-30 flowers arranged in a spiral around the stem, with a white to cream white color. The inside of the lip is yellow. Compared to other spiranthes species it has a long lip and the two lateral sepals are spreading to the outside. Bloom time is October to December.
Range & habitat
Spiranthes longilabris can be found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia. It grows in the coastal plain with a maximum elevation of 50 m, in dry and moist grassland as well as woodland.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 169269.