Spiranthes lucida

Characteristics
Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eaton) Ames
shining ladies’ tresses
Rich fens and calcareous seepy habitats with thin soils. Does well in or on the edges of rivulets through fens which have marly rocky soils.
Herbaceous
Perennial
Vascular
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Native FACW (NWPL EMP) FACW (NWPL NCNE) S5 (State Rank)
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Classification
Monocots
Asparagales
Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eaton) Ames - shining ladies’ tresses
Citation
Spiranthes lucida (H.H. Eaton) Ames
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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 its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 15 June 2017 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 15 June 2017 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 15 June 2017 -
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Photo By: Stephen M. Young. Photo taken: Jefferson, NY: 15 June 2017 -
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Photo By: Timothy G. Howard. Photo taken: Dutchess, NY: 12 June 2002 -
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 28 May 2010 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson - Rice Creek Field Sta., SUNY Oswego. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 28 May 2010 - 1
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Photo by: Andrew Nelson. Photo taken: Cayuga Co., NY: 16 Jun 2011 - 1
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Photo by: Kimberly J. Smith - NYNHP/OPRHP. Photo taken: Saint Lawrence Co., NY: 6 Jul 2011 - 5
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