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Spiranthes lucida

(H.H. Eat.) Ames

Shining Ladies'-tresses

G4Apparently Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137913

Element CodePMORC2B0J0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

CITESAppendix II

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderOrchidales

FamilyOrchidaceae

GenusSpiranthes

Other Common Names

shining ladies'-tresses (EN) Spiranthe lustrée (FR)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-07-04

Change Date2016-07-04

Range Extent Comments

Known from N.B., N.S., Ont., Que.; Conn., Del., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., Maine, Mass., Mich., Mo., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Ohio, Pa., R.I., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis. (FNA vol. 26, 2002).

Threat Impact Comments

Moderately threatened by land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation, and to a lesser extent by forest management practices (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

Province	Rank	Native
New Brunswick	S3	Yes
Ontario	S4	Yes
Quebec	S3	Yes
Nova Scotia	S2	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Rhode Island	SH	Yes
Indiana	S3	Yes
Virginia	S1	Yes
Arkansas	S2	Yes
Ohio	S3	Yes
Kentucky	S2	Yes
Tennessee	S1	Yes
New Jersey	S2	Yes
Kansas	SH	Yes
West Virginia	S2	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	S1	Yes
Maryland	S1	Yes
Maine	S1	Yes
New York	S5	Yes
Massachusetts	S2	Yes
North Carolina	S1	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Alabama	S1	Yes
Illinois	S1	Yes
Iowa	S1	Yes
New Hampshire	S1	Yes
Missouri	S3	Yes
Pennsylvania	S3	Yes
District of Columbia	SX	Yes
Vermont	S3	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Michigan	S3	Yes
Delaware	SH	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (6)

Arkansas (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clifty Canyon	Ozark-St. Francis National Forest	1,963

Vermont (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lye Brook Addition 09085	Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests	1,111

West Virginia (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
Falls Of Hills Creek	Monongahela National Forest	6,925
Seneca Creek	Monongahela National Forest	22,287
Tea Creek Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	8,295
Turkey Mountain	Monongahela National Forest	6,421

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.