Spiranthes brevilabris Lindl.

Texas lady's tresses (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Spiranthes

Characteristics

Plants 7–40 cm. Roots few, spreading to descending, mostly to 0.5 cm diam., slender. Leaves usually persisting through anthesis, 3–5, basal, spreading, oval-oblanceolate, 2–6 × 1–2 cm. Inflorescences: spikes secund to loosely spiraled, 8–10 flowers per cycle of spiral; rachis densely pubescent, some trichomes capitate to clavate, glands obviously stalked. Flowers cream to pale yellow; sepals distinct to base, 5 × 1 mm; lateral sepals appressed; petals linear to lance-oblong, 5 × 1 mm, apex acute to obtuse; lip yellow centrally, ovate to oblong, 5 × 2.5 mm, apex dilated, yellow, pubescent, apical margin crisped, finely lacerate; veins several, branches very short; basal calli long-pointed, mostly to 1 mm; viscidium linear-lanceolate; ovary mostly 3 mm. Seeds monoembryonic.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention evergreen
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Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

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Images

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Distribution

Spiranthes brevilabris world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Georgia, Nicaragua, and United States of America

Conservation status

Spiranthes brevilabris threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:242516-2
WFO ID wfo-0000313122
COL ID 6ZBLF
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Synonyms

Spiranthes brevilabris Gyrostachys brevilabris Spiranthes gracilis var. brevilabris Spiranthes lacera var. brevilabris

Lower taxons

Spiranthes brevilabris var. brevilabris Spiranthes brevilabris var. floridana