Spiranthes incurva
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| Spiranthes incurva | |
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| In Schoolcraft County, Michigan | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. incurva |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes incurva (Jenn.) M.C.Pace | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Ibidium incurvum Jenn. | |
Spiranthes incurva, the Sphinx ladies' tresses, is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae.[1][2] This orchid is native to the upper Midwest and Great Lakes Basin of North America.[1] The species was originally described as Ibidium incurvum Jenn. in 1906.[3][4] Long treated as part of a sensu lato Spiranthes cernua, the species complex was reevaluated and Spiranthes incurva reestablished as a separate species in 2017. Spiranthes incurva is an ancient natural hybrid of S. cernua sensu stricto and S. magnicamporum.[5]
