Plant Portrait

Scientific Name:

Spiranthes cernua

Common Name:

Nodding Ladies' Tresses

Native/Alien:

Native

Type:

Perennial

Bloom Time:

July - November

Bloom Area:

State-wide

State Rank:

S4 (*)

State Status:

Significantly Rare (*)

Blooming Hillside

nodding ladies' tresses

© David R. McAdoo

Plants Blooming on a Hillside

nodding ladies' tresses

© David R. McAdoo

Blooming Plants

nodding ladies' tresses

Tom Harville's Garden
© Tom Harville

Blooms

nodding ladies' tresses

© David R. McAdoo

Closeup of Blooms

nodding ladies' tresses

© David R. McAdoo

Links:

USDA PLANTS Database Record

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