Lip ovate to ovate-oblong, 5–7.5 mm, margins thin, delicately crisped, fringed, apex truncate.


Phenology: Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat: Mesic to dry open sites in meadows, barrens, open woodlands, outcrops, roadsides, sand pits, old fields
Elevation: 0–550 m

Distribution

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N.S., Ont., Que., Maine, Mich., N.H., N.Y., Pa., Vt., Wis.

Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
self-pollination +
straight +
Charles J. Sheviak +  and Paul Martin Brown +
Catling & Cruise +
0.07 cm0.7 mm <br />7.0e-4 m <br /> (0.11 cm1.1 mm <br />0.0011 m <br />) +
indehiscent +
not +  and articulate +
conduplicate +  and plicate +
flattened +, triangular +  and cylindric +
cylindric +
N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Maine +, Mich. +, N.H. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Vt. +  and Wis. +
0–550 m +
ivory +  and yellowish white or greenish cream +
downward +  and nodding +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
urceolate-tubular +
Mesic to dry open sites in meadows, barrens, open woodlands, outcrops, roadsides, sand pits, old fields +
lateral +  and terminal +
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
persisting +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (?) +  and 20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (?) +
ascending;spreading +
cauline +  and basal +
oblanceolate +  and ovatelanceolate +
reduced +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
0.41 cm4.1 mm <br />0.0041 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
ovate +  and ovate-oblong +
larger +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.75 cm7.5 mm <br />0.0075 m <br />) +
membranaceous +  and fleshy to somewhat +
0.32 cm3.2 mm <br />0.0032 m <br /> (0.51 cm5.1 mm <br />0.0051 m <br />) +
fringed +  and crisped +
differing in form and color +
cylindric +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
pendent +  and erect +
creamy white +  and greenish white +
ovate-elliptic;obovate +
0.39 cm3.9 mm <br />0.0039 m <br /> (?) +  and 0.76 cm7.6 mm <br />0.0076 m <br /> (?) +
Flowering Aug–Sep. +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
aerial +  and subterranean +
few +  and several +
slender to somewhat +
polyembryonic +
minute +
distinct +
0.52 cm5.2 mm <br />0.0052 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
foliaceous +
not +  and alike +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
branched +, or +  and simple +
pendent +  and erect +
proliferous +
thickened +  and stout +
concave +  and convex +
Spiranthes casei var. casei +
Spiranthes casei +
variety +
aquatic +, lithophytic +, terrestrial +  and epiphytic +
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +