Spiranthes tuberosa
Common Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes cernua
(L.) Rich. Species
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- Botanical name
- Spiranthes cernua
- Also known as
- Common Ladies' Tresses, Dropping Ladies'-Tresses, Nodding Ladies' Tresses, Nodding Ladies'-Tresses, Nodding Ladies’ Tresses, Nodding Ladiestresses, Nodding Lady's Tresses, White Nodding Ladies'-Tresses
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Common Ladies' Tresses
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Spiranthes cernua but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Gyrostachys cernua
Gyrostachys constricta
Ibidium cernuum
Ibidium cernuum
Limodorum autumnale
Neottia cernua
Neottia cernuua
Ophrys cernua
Spiranthes annua
Spiranthes annua
Spiranthes cernua var. cernua
Spiranthes cernua var. ochroleuca
Spiranthes constricta
Spiranthes parksii
Spiranthes petiolaris
Triorchis cernuus
Triorchos cernuus
Others in Spiranthes
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