by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Plant Page | Jeff's Nature Pages
Orchidaceae > Spiranthes | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Durham Co., NC 2 Oct 2018 | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Durham Co., NC 2 Oct 2018 | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Durham Co., NC 2 Oct 2018 A Clouded Skipper searches for nectar. | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 Leaves are present during flowering. | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 Grows statewide (generally uncommon) in acidic wet habitats including bogs, swamps, ditches, etc. | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 Nodding Ladies' Tresses have larger flowers than other species of Spiranthes. | |
Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Brunswick Co., NC 4 Oct 2008 |
Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis) Thin soils over granite outcrop in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Uncommon in North Carolina but statewide and found in a variety of open habitats. | |
Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis) Thin soils over granite outcrop in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Note glandular hairs on the flower stalk and the centrally green portion of the flower's lip. | |
Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis) Thin soils over granite outcrop in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Developing fruits (capsules). | |
Northern Slender Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis) Thin soils over granite outcrop in Alexander Co., NC 3 July 2009 Note the spiral is open, not tight. |
Lacelip Ladies' Tresses (Spirathes laciniata) Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover Co., NC 18 May 2008 | |
Lacelip Ladies' Tresses (Spirathes laciniata) Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover Co., NC 18 May 2008 Note gland-tipped hairs on inflorescence. | |
Lacelip Ladies' Tresses (Spirathes laciniata)? Carolina Beach State Park, New Hanover Co., NC 18 May 2008 |
Fragrant Ladies' Tresses, Marsh Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes odorata) Marsh in Currituck Co., NC 6 Nov 2009 This uncommon, large Spiranthes with large flowers blooms late in the season and grows in colonies in marshy habitats in the NC coastal plain. | |
Fragrant Ladies' Tresses, Marsh Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes odorata) Marsh in Currituck Co., NC 6 Nov 2009 | |
Fragrant Ladies' Tresses, Marsh Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes odorata) Marsh in Currituck Co., NC 6 Nov 2009 | |
Fragrant Ladies' Tresses, Marsh Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes odorata) Marsh in Currituck Co., NC 6 Nov 2009 Leaves continue to be present at flowering. | |
Fragrant Ladies' Tresses, Marsh Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes odorata) Marsh in Currituck Co., NC 6 Nov 2009 |
Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses, Greenvein Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes praecox) Tyrrell Co., NC 1 June 2007 Endemic to the southeastern coastal plain, Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses in uncommon in wet habitats in the eastern half of North Carolina. | |
Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses, Greenvein Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes praecox) Tyrrell Co., NC 1 June 2007 | |
Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses, Greenvein Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes praecox) Tyrrell Co., NC 1 June 2007 Note diverging green veins in the lip of the white flowers. | |
Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses, Greenvein Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes praecox) Tyrrell Co., NC 1 June 2007 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Common names from personal experience and supplemented by the following resources USDA plants website, Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia, and NatureServe.
Created on Feb 11, 2008 | jeffpippen9@gmail.com