Marsh Ladies'-Tresses

Spiranthes odorata

(Nutt.) Lindl. Species

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Botanical name
Spiranthes odorata
Also known as
Fragrant Ladies'-Tresses, Marsh Ladies'-Tresses
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Spiranthes
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Marsh Ladies'-Tresses

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Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Spiranthes odorata but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Gyrostachys odorata Ibidium odoratum Neottia odorata Spiranthes cernua subsp. odorata Spiranthes cernua var. odorata Triorchis odoratus Triorchos odoratus Triorchos trilobus

Others in Spiranthes

Spiranthes sinensis
Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes sylvatica
Woodland Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
Little Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes × eamesii
Spiranthes × heteroaustralis
Spiranthes × intermedia
Spiranthes × simpsonii
Spiranthes aestivalis
Summer Ladiestresses

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