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Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed (TEP) Plant Profile

Spiranthes delitescens. Photo by Jim Rorabaugh, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Arizona Ecological Services Field Office.

The Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses grows in spring-fed desert wetlands called cienegas. One population of this rare orchid occurs in a cienega on the Coronado National Forest, Arizona. Photo by Ron Coleman in Arizona Rare Plant Field Guide, 2001.

Spiranthes delitescens range map.
Spiranthes delitescens, Canelo Hills ladies'-tresses
ESA Status
Visit the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Species Profile link below for links to listing and other USFWS documents.
Threats
- Drying of wetlands through groundwater overdrafts, surface water diversions, or channelization
- Farming or improper livestock grazing
- Mining and road building
- Non-native species introductions
- Recreation
Conservation Status
National Forest and Grassland Occurrence
More Information
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U.S. Forest Service
Rangeland Management
Botany Program
1400 Independence Ave., SW, Mailstop Code: 1103
Washington DC 20250-1103

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Location: http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/rareplants/profiles/tep/spiranthes_delitescens/index.shtml
Last modified: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 14:36:46 EDT