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Spiranthes brevilabris Lindl.
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Spiranthes brevilabris
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
In habitat at the Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, Charlotte County, Florida, USA, 2015.
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Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Southeastern United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Critically Imperiled

State of Florida Status: Endangered

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Critically Imperiled

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as possibly extirpated in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002; pp 174-175), as it was last observed in the early 1980s in Big Cypress National Preserve. This species was rediscovered in 2015 at Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area in Charlotte County by Jake Heaton. Using updated NatureServe criteria we reranked this species as critically imperiled in 2016.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: Rediscovered December 08, 2015 at Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area in Charlotte County by Jake Heaton.

Other data on Spiranthes brevilabris available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Spiranthes brevilabris has been found in the following 2 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Big Cypress National Preserve Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area Present Native

Spiranthes brevilabris has been found in the following 5 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Charlotte County Native
Collier County Possibly Extirpated Possibly Extirpated
Hendry County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Lee County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Miami-Dade County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Spiranthes brevilabris has been found in the following habitat :
Mesic Flatwoods

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Spiranthes brevilabris
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
In habitat at the Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, Charlotte County, Florida, USA, 2015.
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Spiranthes brevilabris
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
In habitat at the Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, Charlotte County, Florida, USA, 2015.
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Spiranthes brevilabris
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
In habitat at the Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, Charlotte County, Florida, USA, 2015.
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Spiranthes brevilabris
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
Spiranthes brevilabris
Copyright by: Jake Heaton
In habitat at the Fred C. Babcock-Cecil M. Webb Wildlife Management Area, Charlotte County, Florida, USA, 2015.
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