Difference between revisions of "Spiranthes casei var. novaescotiae"

Catling

Canad. J. Bot. 59: 1261. 1981.

Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 541. Mentioned on page 531.
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Lip ovate, 4.1–5(–8) mm, margins inflexed, thick, apex acute.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Open barrens and roadsides
Elevation: 0 m

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

The plants from southern Nova Scotia segregated as Spiranthes casei var. novaescotiae tend to be smaller, with smaller flowers and broader petals than those of the more widespread var. casei.

Putative hybrids of Spiranthes casei var. novaescotiae with S. ochroleuca have been designated S. ×borealis P. M. Brown.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.