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:
Vulnerable
Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status:
Not listed
IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status:
Critically Imperiled
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Native
South Florida History and Distribution: Although not listed in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann, Bradley and Woodmansee, 2002), this taxon was apparently known only from old specimens from Miami-Dade and Lee counties (see
Atlas of Florida Plants), and was ranked as presumed extirpated by the IRC in 2016. However, because of two recent records from Charlotte County, this was reranked as critically imperiled using updated NatureServe criteria in 2025.
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Not Cultivated
Comments: For an image, visit the
Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia.
Synonyms: Spiranthes gracilis, misapplied;
Spiranthes lacera var.
gracilis, misapplied.
