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October Lady's Tresses (Spiranthes ovalis)

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Spiranthes Ovalis, or more commonly know as October Lady's Tresses, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Spiranthes. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Spiranthes Ovalis or October Lady's Tresses's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Spiranthes
  • Family: Orchidaceae
  • Order: Orchidales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: FL (E) IA (T) MI (T) PA (E)
  • State T/E Common Name: FL (lesser ladies'-tresses) IA (oval ladies-tresses) MI (lesser ladies'-tresses) PA (October ladies'-tresses)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FAC
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(FAC) 2(FAC) 3(FAC) 5(FAC) 6(FAC*)





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