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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Spiranthes brevilabris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes brevilabris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Spiranthes gracilis var. brevilabris
COMMON NAME:
Short-lipped Ladies'-tresses, Texas Ladies'-tresses
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (11/30/12):
Spiranthes brevilabris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes brevilabris
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Spiranthes gracilis var. brevilabris
2726
Forb
Perennial
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
Habitat: pine savannas and flatwoods, per Weakley's Flora
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LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellowish-cream/ Pale greenish-yellow
Bisexual
Bilaterally symmetrical
3 sepals, two lateral and one dorsal
3 petals, the two lateral similar and a third (the lip) enlarged
stamens and pistil fused together into a column
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
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