Nodding Ladies' Tresses
(Spiranthes cernua)

Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua) Other common names: Drooping Ladies' Tresses

Other scientific names: Gyrostachys cernua, Ibidium cernuum, Ophrys cernua

French names: Spiranthe penchée

Family: Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

Group: Orchids, Ladies' Tresses

Similar species:
  •   Ladies' Tresses - Ladies' Tresses are notoriously difficult to tell apart.


Flowers: Summer, Fall;  White;  Irregular Flowers;  First two weeks of September.

Leaves: Alternate;  Simple;  Entire

Books: Newcomb's Wildflower Guide: 26    Peterson's Field Guide to Wildflowers: 18    ROM Field Guide to Wildflowers of Ontario: 101   

Native/Non-native: Native

Origin and Meaning of Names:
 Scientific Name: cernua: nodding


Photographs: 315 photographs available, of which 6 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

  

Closeup view of flowwer, with thumb for scale.

Like most Ladies' Tresses, Nodding Ladies' Tresses are small plants.

A view looking straight down on a nice raceme of Nodding Ladies' Tresses flowers. Note how they are more or less arranged in ranks of three.

An unopened flower spike in late August.
  

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