| Spiranthes diluvialis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. diluvialis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak
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Spiranthes diluvialis is a rare species of orchid known as Ute lady's tresses[2] (also, Ute ladies'-tresses). The species name diluvialis means "of the flood".[3] It is native to the western United States, where there are scattered, mostly small occurrences in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. An occurrence was recently discovered in southern British Columbia.[4] The plant faces a number of threats to its existence. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States.[3]
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Spiranthes diluvialis. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Spiranthes diluvialis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
fertigwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Spiranthes diluvialis. The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved August 6, 2011.