Hood rarely evident Flowers ascending to spreading, long and slender Lip ovate to lanceolate or oblong ° in outline Prominent *\*— medial constriction Sepals Lip prominently basally connate expanded in lateral view Stems 20 - 50 Leaves mostly basal, cm tall | rapidly reduced to sheathing bracts SPIRANTHES DILUVIALIS Scientific name: Spiranthes diluvialis Shev. (common name) Ute lady's tresses Family: Orchidaceae (common name) Orchid family Synonyms: S. romanzoffiana var. diluvialis (Sheviak) Welsh Global Distribution: Daggett, Duchesne, Garfield, Salt Lake, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Wayne, and Weber Counties, Utah; also in Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Nebraska, and possibly Nevada. Land Ownership: Ute Tribal Lands, BLM - Grand Staircase Escalante NM, Vernal Field Office, NPS - Capitol Reef NP and Dinosaur NM, FS - Uinta NF, State Lands, and private Habitat: Wet meadows, stream banks, abandoned oxbow meanders, marshes, and raised bogs at 4,500 to 6,800 feet elevation, late July - September. Comments: Similar to $, romanzoffiana, but this species differs in the short flowers that are broad at the base and strongly ascending. The sepals of S. diluvialis are connate toward the base and the united petals form a hood above the lip. The reflexed apex of the lip is exposed in lateral view.Spiranthes diluvialis Habitat (J. Coyner) Inset (T. Clark) Closeup (T. Clark) [_¢ Species Distribution