Little Ladies'-Tresses

Spiranthes tuberosa

Raf. Species

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Botanical name
Spiranthes tuberosa
Also known as
Little Ladies'-Tresses, Little Lady's Tresses
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Spiranthes
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Little Ladies'-Tresses

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Other names for this plant

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

Gyrostachys grayi Spiranthes grayi Spiranthes simplex Spiranthes tuberosa var. grayi Spiranthes tuberosa var. tuberosa Triorchis grayi Triorchos grayi

Others in Spiranthes

Spiranthes nebulorum
Spiranthes nivea
Spiranthes ochroleuca
Yellow Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes odorata
Marsh Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes ovalis
October Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes pusilla
Spiranthes sinensis
Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes sunii

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