Spiranthes praecox

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Family:ORCHIDACEAE
Species:Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
Common Name:Grassleaf Ladies' Tresses; Green Vein Ladies' Tresses
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Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:SPPR2
Plant Notes:Green Vein Ladies' Tresses is a native perennial in the Orchid family (Orchidaceae). It can be found throughout most of Alabama. Green Vein Ladies' Tresses grows in moist to dry pine or hardwood forests, on moist roadsides, in lawns, in flatwoods and savannas, and near ponds and streams. It is a perennial from thick fleshy roots. The leaves are basal, linear to linear lanceolate in outline, and persist through flowering. The flowers are produced in loosely to tightly spiraled spikes. Plants at flowering are 10-20 inches tall. The flower stalk is pubescent and glandular with stalked glands. The flowers are white or cream colored with prominent, raised, green veins on the lip. The margin of the lip is also crenulate or toothed. The lateral sepals are joined to the lip, making the flower appear tube-like. The fruit is a capsule with many small, dust-like seed.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
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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 praecox (Walter) Watson - Grassleaf Ladies' Tresses; Green Vein Ladies' Tresses

Citation

Citation SPIRANTHES PRAECOX (Walter) S. Watson, in A. Gray, Manual, ed. 6. 503. 1890.
Basionym: Limodorum praecox Walter 1788.
Type: SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Fraser/Walter 65-D (neotype: BM). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 429. 2007.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Gyrostachys beckii Gyrostachys beckii W. Stone, Pl. S. New Jersey 375. 1912 ("1911"), nom. illegit.Spiranthes beckii Lindley 1840, nom. illegit.; Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Gyrostachys praecox Gyrostachys praecox (Walter) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 663. 1891.Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Ibidium beckii Ibidium beckii House, Muhlenbergia 1: 128. 1906, nom. illegit.Spiranthes beckii Lindley 1840, nom. illegit.; Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Ibidium praecox Ibidium praecox (Walter) House, Muhlenbergia 1: 129. 1906.Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Limodorum praecox Limodorum praecox Walter, Fl. Carol. 221. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Fraser/Walter 65-D (neotype: BM). Neotypified by D. B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 1: 429. 2007.
Spiranthes beckii Spiranthes beckii Lindley, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 472. 1840, nom. illegit.Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Spiranthes graminea var. praecox Spiranthes graminea Lindley, var. praecox (Walter) Britton et al., Prelim. Cat. 52. 1888, nom. illegit.Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Spiranthes graminea var. walteri Spiranthes graminea Lindley, var. walteri A. Gray, Manual, ed. 5. 505. 1867.Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Triorchis beckii Triorchis beckii House, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 6: 206. 1920, nom. illegit.Spiranthes beckii Lindley 1840, nom. illegit.; Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 
Triorchis praecox Triorchis praecox (Walter) Nieuwland, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 3: 123. 1913.Limodorum praecox Walter 1788. 

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: Baldwin, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Etowah, Geneva, Houston, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Washington

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: 1876 - 1965

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
UNA00008584 Tuscaloosa 20 May 1964 Deramus, Rebecca
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
JSU113635 Jefferson 28 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
647		 JSU
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
TROY000011381 Butler 19 May 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17606		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
UNAF0001589 Baldwin 12 May 1962 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 UNAF
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson
UNA00008689 Mobile s.d. Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UWAL0043767 Baldwin 27 May 2002 McArthur, Jill D.
s.n.		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson
AUA_ACC_46026 Baldwin 28 May 1987 Diamond, Alvin R.
3263		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
JSU113636 Talladega 29 May 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
2196		 JSU
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AMAL00012824 Geneva 18 May 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17579		 AMAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
UNA00008695 Mobile _ Jun _ Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UWAL0014611 Lawrence 12 May 2012 England, J. Kevin
3472		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats
TROY000011383 Crenshaw 15 Jun 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16520		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_42107 Conecuh 31 May 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2528		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AUA_ACC_19622 Baldwin 3 May 1969 Moore, Harold D.
174-69		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UWAL0034720 Limestone 19 May 1995 Kral, Robert
84732		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S.Watson
UWAL0053256 Russell 01 May 2021 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson
AUA000043154 Baldwin 20 Apr 1879 Mohr, Marie
610		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000011384 Crenshaw 03 Jun 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12472		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_57341 Bullock 29 May 1993 Diamond, Alvin R.
8645		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000036688 Bullock 10 May 2012 Dykes, Bailee
692		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_13633 Baldwin 29 Apr 1967 Dent, D.M.
 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AUA_ACC_41423 Barbour 13 May 1972 Lochamy, J.S.
183		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UNA00008579 Tuscaloosa 11 May 1959 Williamson, Nelda Kathleen
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UWAL0043765 Baldwin 11 May 2000 Larsen, Harry S.
574		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson
AUA_ACC_12894 Baldwin 1 May 1965 Schultz, Don
 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AUA_ACC_1943 Bullock 5 Aug 1949 Orr, William P.
 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
ALNHS00007748 Russell 05 MAY 2022 Morris, M. Wayne
UFW-30		 ALNHS
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AUA_ACC_47045 Houston 10 May 1975 Weatherby, C.A.
195		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UNA00008594 Tuscaloosa 12 May 1959 Wilson, William D.
118		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
JSU113634 Etowah 9 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2266		 JSU
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_40395 Elmore 5 May 1973 Scruggs, Debra A.
102		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AUA_ACC_5164 Baldwin 29 Apr 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
147		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
ALNHS00007749 Russell 05 MAY 2022 Morris, M. Wayne
UFW-30		 ALNHS
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AMAL00019349 Baldwin 29 Mar 2012 Horne, Howard E.
1756		 AMAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_45283 Tallapoosa 14 May 1979 Atchley, Cecil G.
145		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UNA00008690 Washington 05 May 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000011386 Geneva 18 May 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
17579		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_70346 Lee 13 May 2009 Hansen, Curtis J.
3934		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AUA_ACC_37389 Clarke 4 May 1981 Henderson, T.
026		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000043832 Montgomery 08 May 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27372		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
ALNHS00003064 Elmore 29 Apr 2015 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1682		 ALNHS
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
AMAL00014678 Tallapoosa 12 May 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
274		 AMAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
UNA00008700 30 Jun 1876 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
ALNHS00008591 Mobile 12 May 1993 Oberholster, Chris
CO#685		 ALNHS
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000011385 Dale 17 May 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
193		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AUA_ACC_37204 Clarke 20 May 1981 Henderson, T.
092		 AUA
Spiranthes Praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000011387 Pike 08 May 2001 Diamond, Alvin R.
12415		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
UNA00008594 Tuscaloosa 12 May 1959 Wilson, William D.
118		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
TROY000011382 Coffee 23 Jun 1999 Martin, Brian H.
73		 TROY
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
UNA00008589 Mobile 16 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D490		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UWAL0035315 Mobile 23 Apr 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2843		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) S. Watson
ALNHS00008223 Tuscaloosa 14 Apr 2023 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#5983		 ALNHS
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UNA00008680 Tuscaloosa 23 May 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.		 UNA
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Wats.
UWAL0032548 Washington 25 May 2014 England, J. Kevin
4882		 UWAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walter) Watson
AMAL00022717 Bullock 12 May 2014 Soehren, Eric C.
127		 AMAL
Spiranthes praecox (Walt.) S. Watson
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