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Spiranthes Igniorchis
''Spiranthes igniorchis'', or fire ladies' tresses, is a species of orchid endemic to Florida. Description ''Spiranthes igniorchis'', like all ''Spiranthes'', have small tubular flowers arranged in a spiral around the stem, with each flower made from 3 petals and 3 sepals. All sepals and petals are white, but the inside part of the lip (bottom-most petal) is pale yellow to greenish-yellow. They are closely related to and look similar to ''Spiranthes longilabris'' but they have smaller flowers and bloom from August to September (vs December for ''longilabris''). They also look similar to ''Spiranthes laciniata'' (which blooms from May to July in Florida). Distribution and habitat ''Spiranthes igniorchis'' is endemic to southern-central Florida and only grows in burnt seasonally wet grassland. The common name refers to the reliance on fire swept habitat - which is very rare now due to fire suppression. Taxonomy ''Spiranthes igniorchis'' was first described by M. C. Pace et al. ... [...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] |
Spiranthes Longilabris
''Spiranthes longilabris'', the long lipped ladies' tresses is an orchid endemic to the southeastern United States. Description ''Spiranthes longilabris'' plants are 15–50 cm tall, with 3-5 basal leaves either present or absent when flowering. There are 10-30 flowers arranged in a spiral around the stem, with a white to cream white color. The inside of the lip is yellow. Compared to other spiranthes species it has a long lip and the two lateral sepals are spreading to the outside. Bloom time is October to December. Distribution and habitat ''Spiranthes longilabris'' can be found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia. It grows in the coastal plain with a maximum elevation of 50 m, in dry and moist grassland as well as woodland. Taxonomy ''Spiranthes longilabris'' was first described by John Lindley John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiranthes Laciniata
''Spiranthes laciniata'', the lacelip ladies' tresses is a terrestrial orchid endemic to the south eastern United States. Description ''Spiranthes laciniata'' plants are a tall species of ''Spiranthes'' reaching a height of 20–95 cm, with up to 5 basal leaves persisting through anthesis. The flowers are white to cream-white and arranged in a spiral around the stem. The lip is usually yellow in the center. Bloom time is from May to (at its northern range) September. Distribution and habitat ''Spiranthes laciniata'' is native to the southeastern coastal plains, from Texas in the south all the way to New Jersey in the north. It is a wetland plant and grows in swamps and marshes, sometimes even in standing water. Taxonomy The ''Spiranthes laciniata'' name was first published by Oakes Ames in 1905, after John Kunkel Small John Kunkel Small (January 31, 1869 – January 20, 1938) was an American botanist. Born on January 31, 1869, in Harrisburg Pennsylvania, Kunkel stud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiranthes Cernua
''Spiranthes cernua'', commonly called nodding lady's tresses, or nodding ladies' tresses, is a species of orchid occurring from Maritime Canada to the eastern and southern United States. As the common name suggests ''cernua'' means "nodding", or "bowed" in Latin. Description ''Spiranthes cernua'' plants grow to tall. They have 1 to 5 narrow, basal, upright leaves, long and wide. The leaves are present during flowering but wilt afterwards. The white flowers are arranged in a spiral around the stem. Each flower is long and consists of 3 sepals and 3 petals, all curved forward to give the flower a long bell shape. Flowers are slightly to strongly nodding (hence the name), with older flowers usually nodding more than new ones. The dorsal sepal (the one at the top) is convex and recurved upwards towards the tip. The lip (bottom petal) curves strongly downwards towards its tip. Etymology The genus name, Spiranthes, originated from the Greek words speira (coil) and anthos (flower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiranthes
''Spiranthes'' is a genus of orchids in the subfamily Orchidoideae. They are known commonly as ladies tresses, ladies'-tresses, or lady's tresses.''Spiranthes''. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). The genus is distributed in the Americas, Eurasia, and Australia.''Spiranthes''. Flora of North America. The genus name ''Spiranthes'' is derived from the Greek ''speira'' ("coil") and ''anthos'' ("flower"), and was inspired by the spirally arranged . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
