Spring Ladies'-Tresses

Spiranthes vernalis

Engelm. & A.Gray Species

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Botanical name
Spiranthes vernalis
Also known as
Spring Ladies'-Tresses, Spring Lady's Tresses, Xyris-Leaved Ladies Tresses
Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Spiranthes
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Spring Ladies'-Tresses

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

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Other names for this plant

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

Gyrostachys ensifolia Gyrostachys linearis Gyrostachys praecox Gyrostachys reverchonii Gyrostachys vernalis Gyrostachys xyridifolia Ibidium vernale Ibidium vernalis Ophrys aestivalis Spiranthes ensifolia Spiranthes graminea var. praecox Spiranthes reverchonii Spiranthes reverchonii Triorchis linearis Triorchis vernalis Triorchis xyridifolius Triorchos linearis Triorchos vernalis Triorchos xyridifolius

Others in Spiranthes

Spiranthes nivea
Spiranthes odorata
Marsh Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes ovalis
October Ladies'-Tresses
Spiranthes pusilla
Spiranthes sinensis
Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes sunii
Spiranthes sylvatica
Woodland Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes torta

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