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nodding ladies' tresses

Spiranthes cernua

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Texas.January 61, February 59, March 67, April 126, May 77, June 38, July 34, August 35, September 41, October 145, November 302, December 73.
United States5,398
Canada951
Texas696
New York518
Ontario496
Massachusetts395
Pennsylvania285
Michigan281
North Carolina279
New Jersey267

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
OrderAgaves, Orchids, Irises, and Allies · Asparagales
FamilyOrchids · Orchidaceae
GenusLadies'-tresses · Spiranthes

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