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Spiranthes aestivalis, commonly called the summer lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid found in western Europe, Turkey, Russia, and North Africa. The specific epithet , aestivalis , is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".
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.
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 .
Chorda filum, commonly known as dead man's rope or sea lace among other names, is a species of brown algae in the genus Chorda.It is widespread in the temperate waters of the northern hemisphere.
Spiranthes porrifolia is a species of orchid known by the common names creamy lady's tresses [1] and western ladies' tresses. It is native to the western United States from Washington and Idaho to southern California. [2] It can be found in moist habitats, such as mountain meadows, swamps, fens, and riverbanks. [2]
Spiranthes diluvialis is a rare species of orchid known as Ute lady's tresses [5] (also, Ute ladies'-tresses).The species name diluvialis means "of the flood". [6] It is native to the western United States, where there are scattered, mostly small occurrences in the states of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Spiranthes magnicamporum, commonly called the Great Plains lady's tresses, [1] is a species of orchid that is native to North America. It is primarily native in the Great Plains , but there are outlying populations in the east in areas of former natural grassland, such as the Black Belt prairies of the Southeast.
Spiranthes longilabris plants are 15–50 cm tall, with 3-5 basal leaves either present or absent when flowering. There are 10-30 flowers arranged in a spiral around the stem, with a white to cream white color.