Spiranthes lacera

Slender ladies'-tresses
S. lacera var. gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: S. lacera
Binomial name
Spiranthes lacera
(Rafinesque) Rafinesque

Spiranthes lacera, commonly called the slender ladies'-tresses, is a species of orchid that is native to Eastern North America. It has a widespread range and is found in a variety of open habitats, both natural and disturbed. It produces a spiral of white flowers in the summer.

There are two varieties recognized:[1][2]

References

  1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101954 Spiranthes lacera in Flora of North America
  2. Bentley, Stanley (2000). Native Orchids of the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press. pp. 201–203. ISBN 0-8078-4872-7.
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