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Mesadenus lucayanus (Florida keys ladies'-tresses)
Cressler, Alan

Mesadenus lucayanus

Mesadenus lucayanus (Britton) Schltr.

Florida Keys Ladies'-tresses

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Mesadenus polyanthus, Spiranthes lucayana, Spiranthes polyantha

USDA Symbol: MELU3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Mesadenus lucayanus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Mesadenus lucayanus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Mesadenus lucayanus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-25
Research By: CBR

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