Spiranthes stellata P.M.Br., Dueck & K.M.Cameron

, N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 14(1): 4 (3-11, 21; figs. I-1 to 8) (2008).
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Publication
North American Native Orchid Journal. Brighton, MA (USA)
Collation
14(1): 4 (3-11, 21; figs. I-1 to 8)
Date of Publication
15 Jan 2008
Family as entered in IPNI
Orchidaceae

Type Information

Collector Team
A. Colwell, P. M. Brown, S. Folsom, B. Kelley & R. Lauri A. C. 07-279
Locality
Yosemite National Park. East end of Monroe Meadow (Badger Pass Ski Resort), just south of Glacier Point Road. UTM Zone/Easting/Northing 11N/265304/4171434. Datum NAD27. Elevation 7300 feet. In fen at the margin of a large meadow. Among dense short-stature vegetation in part shade of Pinus contorta and Abies magnifica forest. Associated species include Carex vesicaria, Eleocharis decumbens, Mimulus primuloides, Pedicularis attollens, Oxypolis occidentalis
Collection Date
30 Jul 2007
Type Herbaria
holotype UC
isotype YM
Distribution Of Types
Mariposa County (California, Southwestern U.S.A., Northern America)

Remarks

Fig. I-8 is on p. 21. The article titled MOLECULAR EVIDENCE FOR NEW SPECIES – SPIRANTHES STELLATA by Lucy A. Dueck & Kenneth M. Cameron (pp. 12-21; figs. II-1 to 5) also apply to this species. ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet, stellata, was chosen for the star-like appearance of the flowers.