Common Name: SHINING LADIES'-TRESSES
Coefficient of Conservatism: 7
Coefficient of Wetness: -3
Wetness Index: FACW
Physiognomy: Nt P-Forb
Stream banks, lake shores, seeps on hillsides; in calcareous sands, muck, or marl, often in somewhat disturbed sites; very local.
This is the earliest species of Spiranthes to flower, often in full bloom by mid-June in southern Michigan. The bright yellow to yellow-orange lip is striking and diagnostic.
B. S. Walters
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| Allegan |
| Antrim |
| Barry |
| Calhoun |
| Cass |
| Gratiot |
| Ionia |
| Iosco |
| Jackson |
| Kalamazoo |
| Kent |
| Lenawee |
| Mecosta |
| Menominee |
| Montcalm |
| Newaygo |
| Ontonagon |
| Ottawa |
| Presque Isle |
| St. Clair |
| Washtenaw |
Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 18, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/1842