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Sphinx ladies’ tresses

Spiranthes incurva

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 72, February 73, March 116, April 228, May 437, June 205, July 154, August 357, September 517, October 120, November 75, December 67.
United States2,595
Canada2,190
Ontario1,834
New York724
Michigan643
Quebec318
Wisconsin273
Vermont174
Illinois168
Pennsylvania148

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

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

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