Spiranthes cernua

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ORCHIDACEAE
Species:Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.
Common Name:Nodding Ladies' Tresses
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Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SPCE
Plant Notes:Nodding Ladies' Tresses is a native perennial wildflower in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae). It can be found throughout Alabama. Nodding Ladies' Tresses occurs in bogs, on pond and stream banks, in wet ditches, and in low meadows and lawns. Nodding Ladies' Tresses produces a basal rosette of three to eight strap shaped leaves. These wither before the flowering stems are produced in late summer or autumn. The flowering stems grow from three to twelve inches in height. The flowering stalk is pubescent with short hairs and stalked glands. The small white flowers are produced in spirals on the flowering stalk. The flowers nod downwards. At the base of each flower is a large green bract. Nodding Ladies' Tresses is a polyploid—having more than the normal two pairs of each chromosomes (diploid). Gene flow from the diploid species Spiranthes magnicamporum, Spiranthes ochroleuca, and Spiranthes odorata have created a wide range of forms that reproduce through asexual means in which the embryo develops from an unfertilized egg. Nodding Ladies' Tresses is also colonial from plantlets that develop from the roots. It almost always occurs in large clones. Nodding Ladies' Tresses is sometimes available as plants from orchid or wildflower nurseries. It is one of the easier native orchid species to cultivate. It grows best in full or partial sun in wet sandy or organic soil. It can also be grown in bog gardens with carnivorous plants, and in pots or terrariums.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyORCHIDACEAE - Orchid family
Genus Spiranthes
Species Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich. - Nodding Ladies' Tresses

Citation

Citation Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard, De Orchid. Eur. 37. 1817.
Basionym: Ophrys cernua L. 1753.
Type: CANADA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 1056.9). Lectotypified by Sheviak, in Cafferty & C.E. Jarvis, Taxon 45: 48. 1999.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Gyrostachys cernua Gyrostachys cernua (Linnaeus) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 664. 1891.Ophrys cernua Linnaeus 1753. 
Ibidium incurvum Ibidium incurvum Jennings, Ann. Carnegie Mus. 3: 483, t. 20. 1906. PENNSYLVANIA: Erie Co.: Around lagoons in E part of Presque Isle, 26 Aug 1905, Jennings 18 (holotype: CM; isotypes: NY, NYS).
Ibidium cernuum Ibidium cernuum (Linnaeus) House, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 381. 1905.Ophrys cernua Linnaeus 1753. 
Limodorum autumnale Limodorum autumnale Walter, Fl. Carol. 221. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Walter Herb. 722 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Sheviak, New York State Mus. Bull. 448: 21. 1982.
Neottia cernua Neottia cernua (Linnaeus) Swartz, Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 226. 1800.Ophrys cernua Linnaeus 1753. 
Neottia cernua var. major Neottia cernua (Linnaeus) Swartz, var. major Eaton, Man. Bot., ed. 5. 303. 1829.  
Ophrys cernua Ophrys cernua Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 946. 1753. CANADA: Without data, Kalm s.n. (lectotype: LINN 1056.9). Lectotypified by Sheviak, in Cafferty & C. E. Jarvis, Taxon 45: 48. 1999.
Spiranthes petiolaris Spiranthes petiolaris Rafinesque, Herb. Raf. 45. 1833. ILLINOIS
Triorchis cernua Triorchis cernua (Linnaeus) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 122. 1913.Ophrys cernua Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Cleburne, Colbert, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Hale, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Montgomery, Pickens, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UNAF, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1873 - 1995

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UWAL0005048 Randolph 11 Oct 2009 England, J. Kevin
2233		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
AMAL00020554 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5640		 AMAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113597 Choctaw 1 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19137		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113606 Marshall 16 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6780		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AMAL00001318 Madison 11 Nov 1997 Threlkeld, Steven J.
1209		 AMAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) Richard
AUA_ACC_37985 Jackson 7 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37563		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UWAL0043762 Baldwin 30 Oct 2001 Larsen, Harry S.
785		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.
JSU113616 Talladega 9 Oct 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12721		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113595 Calhoun 6 Oct 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10966		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113613 Randolph 9 Oct 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0005045 Etowah 18 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1426		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113601 Etowah 4 Nov 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4078		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
TROY000040308 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5640		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AMAL00019305 Calhoun 30 Oct 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4951		 AMAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L. C. Rich.
AUA_ACC_57350 Pike 29 Oct 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5620		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113608 Pickens 25 Oct 1995 MacDonald, John R.
9259		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0017174 Lawrence 21 Oct 2012 England, J. Kevin
4004		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113603 Etowah 25 Sep 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3961		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113614 Randolph 9 Oct 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0050785 Lee 18 May 1973 Villadsen, Martha
252		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) Richard
TROY000028309 Marengo 01 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1257		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AMAL00014975 Shelby 21 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12,773		 AMAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L. C. Rich.
TROY000011373 Montgomery 19 Sep 1999 Sansom, Tim
18		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AMAL00021470 Calhoun 01 Oct 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14187		 AMAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
TROY000051469 Lawrence 21 Oct 2012 England, J. Kevin
4004		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113598 Cleburne 2 Oct 1982 Bussey, Melanie G.
507		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AUA000043151 Cullman Wolf, Wolfgang
609		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113602 Etowah 2 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
3976		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113612 Randolph 9 Oct 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
TROY000011374 Pike 08 Nov 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13728		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0052749 Shelby 23 Sep 2012 Webb, Wayne K.
s.n.		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard
ALNHS00007840 DeKalb 20 OCT 2022 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5899		 ALNHS
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
ALNHS00007947 Shelby 07 Oct 2021 Yawn, Noah D.
NDY#254		 ALNHS
Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.
UNAF0001595 Lauderdale 19 Oct 1983 Glover, Joel
s.n.		 UNAF
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard
UNA00008620 Jackson 07 Oct 1969 Kral, Robert
37563		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UWAL0051723 Cherokee 14 Oct 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15794		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
AUA_ACC_63033 Pike 8 Nov 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13728		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113604 Etowah 19 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4021		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0031142 Calhoun 01 Oct 2014 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14187		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) LC Rich
TROY000011375 Pike 28 Oct 1999 Martin, Brian H.
376		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113599 DeKalb 1 Oct 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
6632		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0005044 Crenshaw 19 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20326		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UNA00027299 Tuscaloosa 08 Oct 1960 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UWAL0035243 Randolph 14 Oct 2013 Davenport, L.J.
5581		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UWAL0017132 Colbert 11 Oct 2013 England, J. Kevin
4640		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
TROY000050248 Autauga 06 Nov 2020 Parker, Matthew R.
1914		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UNAF0001594 Lamar 22 Oct 1983 Sizemore, Doug
s.n.		 UNAF
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) L.C. Richard
UNA00008660 Baldwin 04 Oct 1886 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UNA00008655 Lee _ Oct 1896 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UWAL0005046 Lawrence 13 Oct 2008 England, J. Kevin
1421		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
AUA_ACC_13075 Randolph 16 Oct 1966 Koelling, Alfred C.
 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
TROY000045346 Colbert 11 Oct 2013 England, J. Kevin
4640		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AUA_ACC_347 Limestone 1 Oct 1904 Andrews, Elizabeth F.
 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113607 Marshall 19 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3280		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AUA_ACC_1960 Lee Nov 1921 Nunn, Alexander
 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
AUA_ACC_44570 Autauga 25 Oct 1975 Willis, Stephen F.
162		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
TROY000026149 Crenshaw 19 Oct 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
20326		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UNA00008615 Baldwin 04 Nov 1883 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UNA00050517 Bibb 02 Oct 1995 Birk, Michelle
579		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UNA00055905 Bibb 14 Oct 1999 Burckhalter, Robert
2810		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113596 Cherokee 6 Oct 1973 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0005049 Shelby 21 Oct 2007 Spaulding, Daniel D.
12773		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UNA00012848 Tuscaloosa 16 Aug 1874 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113609 Randolph 11 Oct 1984 Nixon, Christopher F.
890		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113605 Lawrence 15 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7107		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AUA000043953 Madison 9 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7915		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
TROY000051622 Lowndes 21 Oct 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29508		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AMAL00001319 Pike 08 Nov 2002 Diamond, Alvin R.
13728		 AMAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L. C. Rich.
UWAL0014265 Lawrence 07 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7628		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113611 Randolph 11 Oct 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3237		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113610 Randolph 11 Oct 1992 Ballard, J. Mark
719		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UWAL0012239 St. Clair 11 Oct 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5640		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
UNA00012849 Chilton 10 Aug 1873 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
JSU113615 Shelby 1 Oct 1986 Boehm, S.J.
164		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
JSU113600 DeKalb 14 Oct 1975 Whetstone, R. David
7378		 JSU
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
AUA000038039 Covington 4 May 2012 Hansen, Curtis J.
5521		 AUA
Spiranthes Cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UNA00008645 Hale 15 May 1966 Williams, Norris H.
256		 UNA
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
UWAL0005050 St. Clair 22 Oct 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3242		 UWAL
Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.
TROY000051624 Montgomery 25 Oct 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29511		 TROY
Spiranthes cernua (Linnaeus) Richard
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