Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Spiranthes from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Asparagales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Spiranthes ochroleuca
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Spiranthes ochroleuca
FAMILY
Orchidaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Spiranthes cernua var. ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Ibidium ochroleucum
COMMON NAME:
Yellow Ladies'-tresses, Yellow Nodding Ladies'-tresses
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Jim Fowler jafsocholeuca_group
September ME
These flowers are usually more yellowish than the bright white S. cernua, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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JK Marlow jkm130927_635
September Transylvania County NC
The bloom stem is about 10-15" tall and is usually tightly coiled, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.
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JK Marlow jkm130927_643
September Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm130927_650
September Transylvania County NC
The 3-5 slender, acuminate basal leaves are present at blooming, per Wild Orchids of South Carolina: A Popular Natural History.