Index / Search / Spiranthes lacera
§1 Plant
Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf.
vernacular northern slender lady's tresses — species · Orchidaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Orchidaceae Juss.
- Genus
- Spiranthes
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 789 counties across 35 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 789 counties across 35 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 19 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 3 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 20 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Adams 17001
- Brown 17009
- Carroll 17015
- Cass 17017
- Coles 17029
- Cook 17031
- Crawford 17033
- Fayette 17051
- Gallatin 17059
- Hancock 17067
- Henderson 17071
- Henry 17073
- Jackson 17077
- Jo Daviess 17085
- Johnson 17087
- Kane 17089
- Kankakee 17091
- Lake 17097
- Lee 17103
- Macoupin 17117
- Mason 17125
- Massac 17127
- McDonough 17109
- Menard 17129
- Ogle 17141
- Peoria 17143
- Perry 17145
- Pope 17151
- Randolph 17157
- Richland 17159
- Saline 17165
- Sangamon 17167
- Schuyler 17169
- Stark 17175
- Union 17181
- Will 17197
- Woodford 17203
Indiana view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Allen 18003
- Boone 18011
- Brown 18013
- Cass 18017
- Clark 18019
- Crawford 18025
- Dearborn 18029
- Floyd 18043
- Fountain 18045
- Franklin 18047
- Greene 18055
- Hancock 18059
- Harrison 18061
- Jackson 18071
- Jefferson 18077
- Jennings 18079
- Lake 18089
- LaPorte 18091
- Lawrence 18093
- Marion 18097
- Monroe 18105
- Morgan 18109
- Newton 18111
- Orange 18117
- Owen 18119
- Parke 18121
- Perry 18123
- Pike 18125
- Porter 18127
- Putnam 18133
- Spencer 18147
- Tippecanoe 18157
- Union 18161
- Vigo 18167
- Washington 18175
- Wayne 18177
Kansas view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Coffey 20031
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Douglas 20045
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Greenwood 20073
- Harvey 20079
- Jackson 20085
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Lyon 20111
- Marshall 20117
- Miami 20121
- Montgomery 20125
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Republic 20157
- Sedgwick 20173
- Shawnee 20177
- Sumner 20191
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
- Wyandotte 20209
Kentucky view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Anderson 21005
- Barren 21009
- Bell 21013
- Boone 21015
- Breathitt 21025
- Bullitt 21029
- Caldwell 21033
- Calloway 21035
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clark 21049
- Clinton 21053
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Floyd 21071
- Hancock 21091
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Kenton 21117
- Knox 21121
- Laurel 21125
- Lee 21129
- Letcher 21133
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Marshall 21157
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Montgomery 21173
- Ohio 21183
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pike 21195
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Todd 21219
- Union 21225
- Whitley 21235
Louisiana view state ↗ 20 N ▾
- Allen 22003
- Beauregard 22011
- Caddo 22017
- Caldwell 22021
- East Feliciana 22037
- Evangeline 22039
- Grant 22043
- Jackson 22049
- Jefferson Davis 22053
- Lafayette 22055
- LaSalle 22059
- Livingston 22063
- Morehouse 22067
- Ouachita 22073
- Sabine 22085
- St. Charles 22089
- St. Helena 22091
- St. Tammany 22103
- Vernon 22115
- West Feliciana 22125
Maine view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Maryland view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Massachusetts view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Michigan view state ↗ 38 N ▾
- Alger 26003
- Arenac 26011
- Baraga 26013
- Cass 26027
- Charlevoix 26029
- Cheboygan 26031
- Chippewa 26033
- Crawford 26039
- Delta 26041
- Emmet 26047
- Genesee 26049
- Gogebic 26053
- Grand Traverse 26055
- Gratiot 26057
- Houghton 26061
- Iron 26071
- Kalamazoo 26077
- Kalkaska 26079
- Kent 26081
- Keweenaw 26083
- Leelanau 26089
- Lenawee 26091
- Luce 26095
- Mackinac 26097
- Macomb 26099
- Marquette 26103
- Menominee 26109
- Missaukee 26113
- Muskegon 26121
- Oceana 26127
- Ontonagon 26131
- Oscoda 26135
- Otsego 26137
- Presque Isle 26141
- Roscommon 26143
- Schoolcraft 26153
- St. Clair 26147
- Washtenaw 26161
Minnesota view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 52 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Benton 29015
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Cole 29051
- Crawford 29055
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Knox 29103
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Marion 29127
- Miller 29131
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ozark 29153
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Randolph 29175
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Scotland 29199
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Sullivan 29211
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
Nebraska view state ↗ 4 N ▾
New Hampshire view state ↗ 9 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 16 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 39 N ▾
- Albany 36001
- Bronx 36005
- Cattaraugus 36009
- Chemung 36015
- Chenango 36017
- Clinton 36019
- Columbia 36021
- Delaware 36025
- Dutchess 36027
- Erie 36029
- Essex 36031
- Franklin 36033
- Fulton 36035
- Greene 36039
- Hamilton 36041
- Jefferson 36045
- Kings 36047
- Monroe 36055
- Nassau 36059
- New York 36061
- Oneida 36065
- Ontario 36069
- Orange 36071
- Putnam 36079
- Queens 36081
- Rensselaer 36083
- Richmond 36085
- Rockland 36087
- Saratoga 36091
- St. Lawrence 36089
- Suffolk 36103
- Sullivan 36105
- Tioga 36107
- Tompkins 36109
- Ulster 36111
- Warren 36113
- Washington 36115
- Wayne 36117
- Westchester 36119
North Carolina view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Ashe 37009
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Burke 37023
- Camden 37029
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Columbus 37047
- Currituck 37053
- Davie 37059
- Durham 37063
- Graham 37075
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Jackson 37099
- Johnston 37101
- Macon 37113
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Polk 37149
- Randolph 37151
- Scotland 37165
- Transylvania 37175
- Tyrrell 37177
- Warren 37185
- Washington 37187
- Watauga 37189
- Yancey 37199
Ohio view state ↗ 33 N ▾
- Adams 39001
- Allen 39003
- Athens 39009
- Brown 39015
- Carroll 39019
- Champaign 39021
- Clermont 39025
- Coshocton 39031
- Cuyahoga 39035
- Erie 39043
- Fairfield 39045
- Franklin 39049
- Gallia 39053
- Hamilton 39061
- Harrison 39067
- Highland 39071
- Hocking 39073
- Jackson 39079
- Jefferson 39081
- Lake 39085
- Licking 39089
- Lorain 39093
- Meigs 39105
- Morgan 39115
- Muskingum 39119
- Noble 39121
- Ottawa 39123
- Ross 39141
- Scioto 39145
- Trumbull 39155
- Tuscarawas 39157
- Washington 39167
- Wayne 39169
Oklahoma view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Adair 40001
- Atoka 40005
- Bryan 40013
- Caddo 40015
- Carter 40019
- Cherokee 40021
- Choctaw 40023
- Cleveland 40027
- Coal 40029
- Craig 40035
- Creek 40037
- Delaware 40041
- Garvin 40049
- Grady 40051
- Haskell 40061
- Hughes 40063
- Johnston 40069
- Latimer 40077
- Le Flore 40079
- Lincoln 40081
- Marshall 40095
- Mayes 40097
- McClain 40087
- McCurtain 40089
- Murray 40099
- Muskogee 40101
- Nowata 40105
- Okfuskee 40107
- Oklahoma 40109
- Okmulgee 40111
- Osage 40113
- Ottawa 40115
- Payne 40119
- Pittsburg 40121
- Pontotoc 40123
- Pottawatomie 40125
- Pushmataha 40127
- Seminole 40133
- Sequoyah 40135
- Washington 40147
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Armstrong 42005
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Cameron 42023
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Clarion 42031
- Clearfield 42033
- Clinton 42035
- Columbia 42037
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Elk 42047
- Erie 42049
- Fayette 42051
- Forest 42053
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Greene 42059
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- McKean 42083
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Potter 42105
- Schuylkill 42107
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Susquehanna 42115
- Tioga 42117
- Washington 42125
- Wayne 42127
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
Rhode Island view state ↗ 3 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 36 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bedford 47003
- Blount 47009
- Carter 47019
- Claiborne 47025
- Cocke 47029
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Decatur 47039
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Haywood 47075
- Humphreys 47085
- Johnson 47091
- Knox 47093
- Lewis 47101
- Loudon 47105
- Marshall 47117
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Overton 47133
- Polk 47139
- Putnam 47141
- Rhea 47143
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Sevier 47155
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Unicoi 47171
- Van Buren 47175
- Warren 47177
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Bastrop 48021
- Bell 48027
- Brazos 48041
- Chambers 48071
- Colorado 48089
- Dallas 48113
- Denton 48121
- Ellis 48139
- Fayette 48149
- Freestone 48161
- Grayson 48181
- Harris 48201
- Jasper 48241
- Kaufman 48257
- Lamar 48277
- Leon 48289
- McLennan 48309
- Montgomery 48339
- Nacogdoches 48347
- Rains 48379
- Red River 48387
- Robertson 48395
- Sabine 48403
- San Jacinto 48407
- Travis 48453
- Van Zandt 48467
- Walker 48471
- Washington 48477
Vermont view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 51 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amelia 51007
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buckingham 51029
- Campbell 51031
- Carroll 51035
- Clarke 51043
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Giles 51071
- Goochland 51075
- Grayson 51077
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Henrico 51087
- Lee 51105
- Loudoun 51107
- Lunenburg 51111
- Montgomery 51121
- New Kent 51127
- Northumberland 51133
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Powhatan 51145
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince George 51149
- Prince William 51153
- Pulaski 51155
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Sussex 51183
- Tazewell 51185
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 28 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Fayette 54019
- Grant 54023
- Hampshire 54027
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Jefferson 54037
- Lewis 54041
- McDowell 54047
- Mercer 54055
- Monongalia 54061
- Morgan 54065
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Upshur 54097
- Webster 54101
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Ashland 55003
- Bayfield 55007
- Brown 55009
- Burnett 55013
- Clark 55019
- Dane 55025
- Door 55029
- Douglas 55031
- Florence 55037
- Forest 55041
- Grant 55043
- Iron 55051
- Jackson 55053
- Lafayette 55065
- Langlade 55067
- Lincoln 55069
- Marinette 55075
- Menominee 55078
- Milwaukee 55079
- Oconto 55083
- Oneida 55085
- Price 55099
- Rusk 55107
- Sauk 55111
- Sawyer 55113
- Shawano 55115
- St. Croix 55109
- Taylor 55119
- Vilas 55125
- Washburn 55129
- Wood 55141
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SPLA4 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2805526 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
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