Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Lindley var. erostellata Catling
Oval Ladies' Tresses
Location |
Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec,
Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest
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Specific Habitat |
Widespread in boreal and cool temperature regions of North America. It
is common in the northern part of the Bruce Peninsula but infrequent in
the Ottawa Region.
It prefers sunny, often marly places, or areas that are flooded early
in the season.
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Flowering Season |
Mid July to early September, occasionally later.
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Description |
Height 7 Š 25 cm.
Leaves linear to oblong-lanceolate, smooth, mostly basal, becoming smaller
higher up the stem.
Inflorescence dense, 3 ranked.
Flowers are tubular, white or creamy, and fragrant. Petals and sepals
form a hood over the lip which is fiddle-shaped. The lip is constricted
so that it is narrowest about two-thirds of the way from base to tip.
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Comments |
Widespread from Lakes Erie and Ontario to James and HudsonÕs Bays. Quite
frequent in the Canadian Shield region and northward. Colonies are usually
small and short-lived.
Companion plants are grasses, horsetails, sedges and mosses. Platanthera
dilatata will also be seen in the same locations.
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References |
Orchids of Ontario
The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol III-1
The Native Orchids of the United States and Canada excluding Florida
The Orchids of Bruce & Grey
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© Royal Botanical Gardens, Dr. Donald Gunn Image Collection.