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Spiranthes cernua
nodding ladies'-tresses
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Rare

Scientific Name with Authority:		Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		nodding ladies'-tresses
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Asparagales, Family Orchidaceae, Genus Spiranthes, Species Spiranthes cernua


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		KY: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Acadia National Park	Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
Antietam National Battlefield	Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Arkansas Post National Memorial	Assateague Island National Seashore
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area	Big Thicket National Preserve
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Buffalo National River	Cape Cod National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore	Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site
Catoctin Mountain Park	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Colonial National Historical Park	Congaree National Park
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site
Fire Island National Seashore	Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Friendship Hill National Historic Site	Gateway National Recreation Area
Gauley River National Recreation Area	George Washington Carver National Monument
Great Falls Park	Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Homestead National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Isle Royale National Park	Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mammoth Cave National Park
Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas	Missouri National Recreational River
Moores Creek National Battlefield	Natchez Trace Parkway
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Pea Ridge National Military Park
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Shiloh National Military Park
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore	Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Voyageurs National Park


Last Modified Date:	7/31/2008

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 9/30/2025 7:48:50 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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