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Great Plains Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes magnicamporum

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum) Other common names: Prairie Ladies' Tresses

Family: Orchid Family (Orchidaceae)

Group: Orchids, Ladies' Tresses

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


Flowers: Summer, Autumn;  White;  Irregular flowers

Native/Non-native: Native

Photographs: 301 photographs available, of which 10 are featured on this page. SCROLL DOWN FOR PHOTOGRAPHS.

Range Map is at the bottom of the page

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

A Great Plains Ladies' Tresses plant.

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Closer view of individual flowers.

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

A Great Plains Ladies' Tresses plant just starting to bloom.

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

This and the next few photographs are various views of a dissected flower.

Please note that this flower was taken from a cultivated Great Plains Ladies' Tresses plant.

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)


Range map for Great Plains Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum)

PLEASE NOTE: A coloured Province or State means this species occurs somewhere in that Province/State.
The entire Province/State is coloured, regardless of where in that Province/State it occurs.

(Range map provided courtesy of the USDA website and is displayed here in accordance with their Policies)