View source for Spiranthes praecox

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|accepted_name=Spiranthes praecox
|accepted_authority=(Walter) S. Watson in A. Gray et al.
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=in A. Gray et al., Manual ed.
|place=6, 503. 1890
|year=1890
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Limodorum praecox
|authority=Walter
|publication_title=Fl. Carol.,
|publication_place=221. 1788
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Ibidium praecox
|authority=(Walter) House
}}
|hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae;Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae;Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae;Spiranthes;Spiranthes praecox
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Spiranthes]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Spiranthes praecox]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 531
|treatment_page=page 542
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>20–75 cm. <b>Roots</b> numerous, slender, mostly to 0.8 cm diam. <b>Leaves</b> persisting through anthesis, to 7, primarily basal reduced to sheathing bracts upward on stem, spreading, linear to linear-lanceolate, 10–25 × 1–5 cm. <b>Spikes</b> loosely to tightly spiraled, 4–7 flowers per cycle of spiral or nearly secund; rachis sparsely pubescent, some trichomes capitate, glands obviously stalked. <b>Flowers</b> white, rarely green; sepals distinct to base, 5.5–10 mm × 2–3 mm; lateral sepals clasping lip, appearing tubular; petals adhering to dorsal sepal, linear, 5–10 × 1–2 mm, apex subacute; lip oblong, 5.5–11 × 2–6 mm, apex dilated, margins often crenulate or toothed, glabrous on adaxial distal surface; veins raised, green, rarely cream colored, prominent, branches divergent, extending nearly to apex; basal calli straight, long-pointed, slender, mostly to 1 mm; viscidium linear-lanceolate; ovary mostly 5 mm. <b>Seeds</b> monoembryonic.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Feb–Jun (Sep, north).
|habitat=Primarily on coastal plain and Gulf Coast in dry to moist roadsides, fields, pine flatwoods, pine savannas, cemeteries
|elevation=0–400 m
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Del.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Md.;Miss.;N.J.;N.C.;Okla.;S.C.;Tex.;Va.
|discussion=<p>Typical plants are easily recognized by the stark white flowers with green venation of the lip. In forma albolabia P. M. Brown & C. McCartney, the lip appears pure white but the raised veins are actually a pale yellow. Plants with creamy green to green flowers, usually in tight spirals, and incurved lateral sepals are local to frequent in north-central Florida and scattered westward in the Gulf counties to eastern Texas.</p><!--
--><p>Hybrids of <i>Spiranthes praecox</i> with <i>S. vernalis</i> are known as <i>Spiranthes</i> ×meridionalis P. M. Brown.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Spiranthes praecox
|author=
|authority=(Walter) S. Watson in A. Gray et al.
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Ibidium praecox
|basionyms=Limodorum praecox
|family=Orchidaceae
|phenology=Flowering Feb–Jun (Sep, north).
|habitat=Primarily on coastal plain and Gulf Coast in dry to moist roadsides, fields, pine flatwoods, pine savannas, cemeteries
|elevation=0–400 m
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Del.;Fla.;Ga.;La.;Md.;Miss.;N.J.;N.C.;Okla.;S.C.;Tex.;Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=in A. Gray et al., Manual ed.
|publication year=1890
|special status=
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|subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
|tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae
|subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae
|genus=Spiranthes
|species=Spiranthes praecox
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