Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.

  • Collector(s)

    M. C. Pace 606, 01 Oct 2013

  • Location

    United States of America. Delaware. Sussex Co. Shingle Point Rd/249, ca. 1 km SW of the intersection with Gravel Hill Rd/30.

  • Habitat

    Occasional along road in a wet ditch and mossy bank at the edge of a decidious woodland. With Morella pensylvanica, Alnus, Smilax sp., Eupatorium/Eutrochium maculatum, Persicaria sp., and Bidens frondosa.

  • Description

    Plants very tall, to 0.6 m (easily seem from the road when driving at 35mph). Very faintly fragrant. labellum white with very pale yellow center, acute to subacute, dialted at apex; highly ruffled margin, entie/smooth above. Labellum becoming widelt open/reflexed with age. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Specimen Notes

    Voucher for phylogenetic samples 5a-f

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 01393038

    Occurrence ID: 7956c565-5709-485b-a806-a4ba7ae90600

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Asparagales

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • All Determinations

    Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. det M. C. Pace, 2013

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Delaware

  • County/Municipio

    Sussex Co.

  • Locality

    Shingle Point Rd/249, ca. 1 km SW of the intersection with Gravel Hill Rd/30.

  • Coordinates

    38.7285, -75.3333

  • Georeferencing Method

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