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Last updated 3/23/2021 by David Giblin.
Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak[FNA26, HC2]
diluvial ladies'-tresses

Publication: Brittonia. 36: 11, figs. 1C, D, 2A–C, F. 1984.

Origin: Native

selected vouchers: WTU

Notes: Rare. FNA notes it is an amphiploid hybrid derived from S. romanzoffiana and S. magnicamporum Sheviak, a species of central North America.

References:

» Sheviak, C. J. 1984. Spiranthes diluvialis (Orchidaceae), a new species from the western United States. Brittonia 36: 8-14.

Photo © 2009 Joe Arnett
(from WTU Image Collection)
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham. var. diluvialis (Sheviak) S.L. Welsh
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