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Spiranthes bightensis
Spiranthes bightensis, the Atlantic ladies tresses, is a terrestrial orchid native to coasts of the north-eastern United States.
The Chadds Ford spiranthes cultivar, often sold as "Spiranthes cernua 'Chadds Ford'" or "Spiranthes cernua var. odorata 'Chadds Ford'" which had long been identified as belonging to Spiranthes cernua or Spiranthes odorata is actually neither of those and instead a cultivated version of Spiranthes bightensis.
Spiranthes bightensis is endemic to the eastern US Mid-Atlantic shoreline and the New York Bight. The species name bightensis derives from this bight. It occurs in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Virginia.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Spiranthes bightensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
