Spiranthes magnicamporum

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Spiranthes
Species:	Spiranthes magnicamporum Sheviak
Common Name	Great Plains Ladys Tresses
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Leaf Arrangement: absent; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: absent; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: parallel; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: spike; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 2; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	9
Status	Native; AGCP (FACU), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S2] (State Rank); G3G4 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bullitt (KY), Crittenden (KY), Hardin (KY), Robertson (KY), Decatur (TN), Franklin (TN), Marion (TN), Rutherford (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, MEM, TENN, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1972 - 2001

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0074039	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0073963	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0076747	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0048370	Robertson	Kentucky	29 Oct 1989	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074038	Marion	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0090927	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
31234100733847	Hardin	Kentucky		Deborah White	EKY Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074037	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0086603	Crittenden	Kentucky			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0035250	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0102498	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074036	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074035	Decatur	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074195	Crittenden	Kentucky			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0051827	Decatur	Tennessee			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0048365	Franklin	Tennessee			APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074041	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
UOS07539	Franklin	Tennessee	08 Nov 2001	Margret Rhinehart	UOS Spiranthes magnicamporum
MEM017950	Hardin	Kentucky		R. Cranfill	MEM Spiranthes magnicamporum
TENN-V-0074040	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Spiranthes magnicamporum
APSC0035251	Robertson	Kentucky	22 Oct 1972	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Spiranthes magnicamporum

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Spiranthes magnicamporum

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