Spiranthes nivea
Yellow Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes ochroleuca
(Rydb.) Rydb. Species
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- Botanical name
- Spiranthes ochroleuca
- Also known as
- Yellow Ladies'-Tresses, Yellow Nodding Ladies' Tresses, Yellow Nodding Ladies'-Tresses, Yellow Nodding Lady's Tresses
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
- Reference
- World Flora Online
How to grow Yellow Ladies'-Tresses
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Other names for this plant
These names have all been used for Spiranthes ochroleuca but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.
Gyrostachys ochroleuca
Ibidium cernuum var. ochroleucum
Ibidium ochroleucum
Spiranthes ochroleuca f. foliobracteata
Spiranthes steigeri
Triorchis cernuus var. ochroleucus
Triorchis ochroleucus
Triorchos cernuus var. ochroleucus
Triorchos ochroleucus
Others in Spiranthes
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