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Spiranthes tuberosa, commonly called little lady's tresses, little pearl-twist and slender ladies'-tresses is an orchid species. It is a perennial plant native to North America. [ 1 ]
Spiranthes laciniata plants are a tall species of Spiranthes reaching a height of 20–95 cm, with up to 5 basal leaves persisting through anthesis.The flowers are white to cream-white and arranged in a spiral around the stem.
[2] [5] They are usually anchored to loose substrates like gravel and pebbles or other macroalgae and eelgrass. C. filum grow at an average of 17 cm (6.7 in) per month, with the spiral-shaped, often gas-inflated, termini of fronds being dead, but receiving replacement by growth from a sub-terminal meristem. [4] They are annuals and die during ...
They are known commonly as ladies tresses, ladies'-tresses, or lady's tresses. [2] The genus is distributed in the Americas, Eurasia, and Australia. [ 3 ] The genus name Spiranthes is derived from the Greek speira ("coil") and anthos ("flower"), and was inspired by the spirally arranged inflorescence .
Spiranthes romanzoffiana, commonly known as hooded lady's tresses [2] (alternatively hooded ladies' tresses [3]) or Irish lady's-tresses [4] (Irish: Cùilìn Gaelach), is a species of orchid. Collected by Chamisso during the Romanzov expedition it was described by him in 1828 and named for Count Nikolay Rumyantsev who financed the expedition.
Spiranthes cernua, commonly called nodding lady's tresses, [2] or nodding ladies' tresses, [3] is a species of orchid occurring from Maritime Canada to the eastern and southern United States. As the common name suggests cernua means "nodding", or "bowed" in Latin .
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Spiranthes ovalis, commonly called the October lady's tresses, [1] is a species of orchid that is native to eastern North America. Its range is widely distributed, being found from Texas to Florida, north to the Great Lakes. [2] However, it is uncommon throughout most of its range, [3] which has resulted in a patchy known distribution. Its ...