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{{Treatment/ID
|accepted_name=Spiranthes tuberosa
|accepted_authority=Rafinesque
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Herb. Raf.,
|place=45. 1833
|year=1833
}}
|basionyms=
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Spiranthes grayi
|authority=Ames
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Spiranthes simplex
|authority=A. Gray
|rank=species
}} {{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi
|authority=(Ames) Fernald
|rank=variety
}}
|hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae;Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae;Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae;Spiranthes;Spiranthes tuberosa
|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 tuberosa]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 26
|mention_page=page 498, 531
|treatment_page=page 537
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>5–30 cm. <b>Roots</b> solitary, vertical, tuberous, turbinate, mostly to 1 cm diam. <b>Leaves</b> fugacious, 3–5, basal, spreading, oval-oblanceolate, 2–6 × 1–2 cm. <b>Spikes</b> loosely spiraled, 4–7 flowers per cycle of spiral; rachis glabrous. <b>Flowers</b> pure white, gaping from near middle, tubular portion less than 3 mm; sepals distinct to base, 5 × 1 mm; lateral sepals slightly spreading; petals linear to lance-oblong, 5 × 1 mm, apex acute to obtuse; lip 5 × 2.5 mm, ovate to oblong, apex dilated with broad crisped, finely lacerate margin; veins several, branches very short; basal calli long-pointed, mostly to 1 mm; viscidium linear-lanceolate; ovary mostly 3 mm. <b>Seeds</b> monoembryonic.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Jun–Sep.
|habitat=Dry to open woods, outcrops, old fields, roadsides, cemeteries
|elevation=0–400 m
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Miss.;Mo.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va.
|discussion=<p>The nomenclatural history of <i>Spiranthes tuberosa</i> is rather complex, and among the names applied to it are <i>Spiranthes</i> beckii Lindley and Ibidium beckii (Lindley) House. See D. S. Correll (1950) for a discussion.</p><!--
--><p>This species is easily recognized by its pure white flowers, broad crisped lip, and fugacious leaves.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Spiranthes tuberosa
|authority=Rafinesque
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=Spiranthes grayi;Spiranthes simplex;Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi
|basionyms=
|family=Orchidaceae
|phenology=Flowering Jun–Sep.
|habitat=Dry to open woods, outcrops, old fields, roadsides, cemeteries
|elevation=0–400 m
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Fla.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Miss.;Mo.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;Tenn.;Tex.;Va.;W.Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=Herb. Raf.,
|publication year=1833
|special status=
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|subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Orchidoideae
|tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Cranichideae
|subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Cranichideae) subtribe Spiranthinae
|genus=Spiranthes
|species=Spiranthes tuberosa
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