P h o t o b y D e n n i s D . H o r n @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Bottomland hardwood forests and other wet forests as well as wet grassy openings.
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Species Description:
Perennial herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Mid May to mid July.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
Ladies-tresses orchids have flowers spirally arranged in a spike along the peduncle. In S. lucida this spike is tightly spiraled and the flowers appear to be in three lines along the infloresence (3-ranked). The flower lip is birght yellow in center and is 5-6 mm long. The flowers appear in late spring/early summer. Basal leaves are generally oblanceolate and up to 15 cm long and 1.5 cm wide.
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Management:
Avoid changes in moisture/hydrologic conditions at the site. Changes could result from overstory removal, stream/wetland alteration or vegetation removal that would result in increased erosion.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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