Spiranthes porrifolia

Spiranthes porrifolia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: Spiranthes porrifolia

Name

Spiranthes porrifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 467 (1840).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Gyrostachys porrifolia (Lindl.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664 (1891).
  • Orchiastrum porrifolium (Lindl.) Greene, Man. Bot. San Francisco: 306 (1894).
  • Ibidium porrifolium (Lindl.) Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 610 (1905).
  • Spiranthes romanzoffiana var. porrifolia (Lindl.) Ames & Correll, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 11: 1 (1943).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northeastern U.S.A. Idaho, Oregon, Washington. Southwestern U.S.A. California, Nevada. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1840. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 467.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Spiranthes porrifolia. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Spiranthes porrifolia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Spiranthes porrifolia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Spiranthes porrifolia. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Spiranthes porrifolia. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Spiranthes porrifolia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Creamy lady's tresses, Western ladies' tresses

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