For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrea Weeks, Director & Curator (aweeks3@gmu.edu)
zrbradfordposted 2019-12-09 11:01:48
The specimen is of Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis, not Spiranthes praecox. The flowers have the diagnostic green lip that dries very dark that is characteristic of S. lacera var. gracilis. Furthermore, S. praecox is done flowering in early June in Virginia.