. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 168 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 111 Spiranthes lucida (H. H. Eaton) Ames Shining Ladies'-tresses Spiranthe lustree This is the smallest, the earliest blooming and the least abundant of our Spiranthes. It can be recognized by the bright yellow of the lip and the late June to early July blooming period. Description: Height: 11 (14 - 20) 28 cm [66 plants]. Flowers: 5 (8 - 16) 21 [56 plants]; white with lip yellow to vivid yellow, above and below, often with greyish green to dark green as a wash in centre or as three broad parallel stripes o
. The Canadian field-naturalist. Natural history. 168 The Canadian Field-Naturalist Vol. 111 Spiranthes lucida (H. H. Eaton) Ames Shining Ladies'-tresses Spiranthe lustree This is the smallest, the earliest blooming and the least abundant of our Spiranthes. It can be recognized by the bright yellow of the lip and the late June to early July blooming period. Description: Height: 11 (14 - 20) 28 cm [66 plants]. Flowers: 5 (8 - 16) 21 [56 plants]; white with lip yellow to vivid yellow, above and below, often with greyish green to dark green as a wash in centre or as three broad parallel stripes or, when faint, following the veins; nodding or horizontal, occasionally ascending; in 3 ranks or occasionally 4; fragrance rich and sweet or spicy or undetectable. Leaves: 3-6, typically 4-5, basal, shiny, mostly present at anthesis; 1 - 5 on non-flowering plants. Overwintering State: a rosette of 3 greyish green leaves, appearing above ground beside the current year's plant in early summer before anthesis (as shown in Plate 80 of Correll (1950)); in October, leaves 1 - 3 cm long, surrounding a narrowly conical bud cm tall, usually accompanied by a last fading leaf of the current year's plant. Capsules: light brown to brown, ellipsoid, typi- cally X cm, ascending. Seeds: greyish brown. Blooming Period: 19 June (25 June - 7 July) 11 July [19 records]. Colony Sizes: 3 - 90 flowering plants [13 colonies], as scattered individuals or in clumps of 1 - 3 flowering plants, accompanied at anthesis by new shoots (see Overwintering State above) and occa- sionally non-flowering plants. Current Status: rare in the Province of Quebec (Bouchard et al. 1983), rare in the Ottawa District. Distribution: The Ottawa District is at the northern limit of the range of this lower Great Lakes - Atlantic Coast species. It is mainly a plant of the Mixed Forest Region and the adjacent Deciduous. 76^ 3a Spiranthes lucida: â = herbarium specimen, # = Native Orchid Location Survey sight record
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