Spiranthes ochroleuca

Yellow nodding ladies'-tresses
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Orchidoideae
Tribe:	Cranichideae
Subtribe:	Spiranthinae
Genus:	Spiranthes
Species:	S. ochroleuca
Binomial name
	Spiranthes ochroleuca; (Rydb.) Rydb.
Synonyms
	Gyrostachys ochroleuca Rydb. (basionym); Ibidium ochroleucum (Rydb.) House; Triorchis ochroleuca (Rydb.) Nieuwl.; Ibidium cernuum var. ochroleucum (Rydb.) House; Triorchis cernua var. ochroleuca (Rydb.) Farw.; Spiranthes steigeri Correll;

Spiranthes ochroleuca, commonly called the yellow nodding lady's tresses,^[2] is a species of orchid occurring from southeastern Canada to the eastern United States.

Distribution

Spiranthes ochroleuca is native in eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), throughout the Northeastern United States, and in the southeastern United States (Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia).^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Spiranthes ochroleuca", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-16
^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spiranthes ochroleuca". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

External links

"Spiranthes ochroleuca" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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[WCSP_194428-1] "Spiranthes ochroleuca", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2018-01-16

[2] USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spiranthes ochroleuca". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

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