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Spiranthes Graminea
''Spiranthes graminea'' or the Canelo lady's tresses is a species of orchid found in Mexico and Central America. Distribution and habitat ''Spiranthes graminea'' has been found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Nicaragua. Taxonomy The species was published in 1840 by John Lindley, under the current name of ''Spiranthes graminea''. Plants collected in 1968 in Arizona were first thought to be ''Spiranthes graminea'' (and are still listed by some publications as occurring in the US), but the plants found in the US were moved to their own species in 1990, ''Spiranthes delitescens ''Spiranthes delitescens'' is a rare species of orchid known by the common names reclusive lady's tresses, Canelo Hills lady's tresses, and Madrean lady's tresses. It is native to Arizona in the United States, where there are only four occurrence ...''. References graminea {{Orchidoideae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering plants. The Orchidaceae have about 28,000 currently accepted species, distributed in about 763 genera. (See ''External links'' below). The determination of which family is larger is still under debate, because verified data on the members of such enormous families are continually in flux. Regardless, the number of orchid species is nearly equal to the number of bony fishes, more than twice the number of bird species, and about four times the number of mammal species. The family encompasses about 6–11% of all species of seed plants. The largest genera are ''Bulbophyllum'' (2,000 species), ''Epidendrum'' (1,500 species), ''Dendrobium'' (1,400 species) and ''Pleurothallis'' (1,000 species). It also includes ''Vanilla'' (the genus of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden. Although he had great horticultural knowledge, the undertaking was not profitable and George lived in a state of indebtedness. As a boy he would assist in the garden and also collected wild flowers he found growing in the Norfolk countryside. Lindley was educated at Norwich School. He would have liked to go to university or to buy a commission in the army but the family could not afford either. He became Belgian agent for a London seed merchant in 1815. At this time Lindley became acquainted with the botanist William Jackson Hooker who allowed him to use his botanical library and who introduced him to Sir Joseph Banks who offered him employment as an assistant in his herba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiranthes Delitescens
''Spiranthes delitescens'' is a rare species of orchid known by the common names reclusive lady's tresses, Canelo Hills lady's tresses, and Madrean lady's tresses. It is native to Arizona in the United States, where there are only four occurrences. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States. This orchid was first collected in 1968 and described to science as a species in 1990.McClaran, M. P. and P. C. Sundt. (1992)Population dynamics of the rare orchid, ''Spiranthes delitescens''.''The Southwestern Naturalist'' 37(3) 299-303. It produces an erect stem up to 50 centimeters tall.''Spiranthes delitescens''. Center for Plant Conservation. The narrow leaves are arranged around the lower part of the stem and are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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