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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 infernalis, common name Ash Meadows lady's tresses, [2] is a rare species of orchid known from only four locations in Nevada, all close to one another. The type locale is inside Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge , in Nye County approximately 90 miles (140 km) WNW of Las Vegas .
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 .
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 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". [1] It has become locally extinct in the British Isles.
Spiranthes delitescens is a rare species of orchid known by the common names reclusive lady's tresses, [1] Canelo Hills lady's tresses, and Madrean lady's tresses. It is native to Arizona in the United States, where there are only four occurrences. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat.
Spiranthes lucida is a perennial, herbaceous plant up to 37 cm tall. The 3-4 leaves are basal, and persist after flowering time, unlike many other Spiranthes species. This is one of the earliest flowering species of ladies'-tresses, with flowers produced between May and August.