Spiranthes incurva | |
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In Schoolcraft County, Michigan | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Cranichideae |
Genus: | Spiranthes |
Species: | S. incurva
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Binomial name | |
Spiranthes incurva (Jenn.) M.C.Pace
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Synonyms [1] | |
Ibidium incurvum Jenn. |
Spiranthes incurva, the Sphinx ladies' tresses, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae. [1] [2] This orchid is native to the upper Midwest and Great Lakes Basin of North America. [1] The species was originally described as Ibidium incurvum Jenn. in 1906. [3] [4] Long treated as part of a sensu lato Spiranthes cernua, the species complex was reevaluated and Spiranthes incurva reestablished as a separate species in 2017. Spiranthes incurva is an ancient natural hybrid of S. cernua sensu stricto and S. magnicamporum. [5]