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Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes
Spiranthes is a genus of orchids in the subfamily Orchidoideae. They are known commonly as ladies tresses, ladies'-tresses, or lady's tresses. The genus is distributed in the Americas, Eurasia, and Australia. The genus name Spiranthes is derived from the Greek speira ("coil") and anthos ("flower"), and was inspired by the spirally arranged inflorescence.
33 branches of this genus, most-observed first
nodding ladies' tresses complex
complexSpiranthes cernua
Autumn Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes spiralis
Spring Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes vernalis
Hooded Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes romanzoffiana
Chinese Spiranthes complex
complexSpiranthes sinensis
Slender Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes lacera
Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes praecox
Little Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes tuberosa
Marsh Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes odorata
Shining Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes lucida
Summer Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes aestivalis
Western Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes porrifolia
Ute Ladies'-tresses
speciesSpiranthes diluvialis
Starry Ladies'-Tresses
hybridSpiranthes × stellata
woodland ladies'-tresses
speciesSpiranthes sylvatica
Short-lipped Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes brevilabris
Lace-lipped Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes laciniata
Eaton's Lady's Tresses
speciesSpiranthes eatonii
Southern Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes torta
languid ladies'-tresses
speciesSpiranthes perexilis
Ash Meadows Lady's Tresses
speciesSpiranthes infernalis
Canelo Hills Ladies’ Tresses
speciesSpiranthes graminea
Spiranthes nebulorum
speciesSpiranthes nebulorum
Canelo Hills Ladies'-tresses
speciesSpiranthes delitescens
Intermediate Ladies' Tresses
hybridSpiranthes × intermedia
Spiranthes × eamesii
hybridSpiranthes × eamesii
Spiranthes × heteroaustralis
hybridSpiranthes × heteroaustralis
Small Ladies' Tresses
speciesSpiranthes pusilla
Simpson's Ladies' Tresses
hybridSpiranthes × simpsonii
Spiranthes × zahlbruckneri
hybridSpiranthes × zahlbruckneri
Sierra ladies’ tresses
hybridSpiranthes × sierrae
Spiranthes casei x ochroleuca
hybridSpiranthes casei x ochroleuca
Spiranthes jouyana
speciesSpiranthes jouyana
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50741.