Spiranthes cernua, jersey coast

[neophyte]

From what I've read/seen, Spiranthes praecox has a white labellum with thin green lines extending outwards, kind of like a firework, and its flowers are sort of more tubular/linear; Spiranthes odorata has a faint to strong yellow-green wash on its lip – if that helps. The Spiranthes cernua complex (which does not include the above species) has recently gone under some major revision, making identification even more difficult than it already is, and a lot of the cryptic species have enormous variation/overlaps in morphology and can really only be reliably identified through DNA sequencing. Still, I'm sure it's fun to find and (try to) identify them!

Here's a link to the recently published (long/convoluted) paper: paper.

[isurus79]

Originally Posted by neophyte

From what I've read/seen, Spiranthes praecox has a white labellum with thin green lines extending outwards, kind of like a firework, and its flowers are sort of more tubular/linear; Spiranthes odorata has a faint to strong yellow-green wash on its lip – if that helps. The Spiranthes cernua complex (which does not include the above species) has recently gone under some major revision, making identification even more difficult than it already is, and a lot of the cryptic species have enormous variation/overlaps in morphology and can really only be reliably identified through DNA sequencing. Still, I'm sure it's fun to find and (try to) identify them!

Here's a link to the recently published (long/convoluted) paper: paper.

Yep, they reiterate that S. parksii isn’t a valid species. Therefore, it shouldn’t be federally protected.