Orchidaceae
Tall ladies'-tresses
Cyclopogon elatus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Cyclopogon
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tall ladies'-tresses
Synonyms
- Beadlea elata Small ex Britton
- Beadlea elata (Sw.) Small ex Britton
- Gyrostachys haenkeana Kuntze
- Gyrostachys minor (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Ibidium elatum (Sw.) Salisb.
- Neottia elata (Sw.) Sw.
- Neottia minor Jacq.
- Sarcoglottis elata (Sw.) P.N.Don
- Satyrium elatum Sw.
- Sauroglossum richardii Ames
- Spiranthes elata (Sw.) Rich.
- Spiranthes elata var. foliosa Cogn.
- Spiranthes elata var. humilis Rchb.f.
- Spiranthes elata var. longipetiolata Cogn.
- Spiranthes elata var. minutiflora Cogn.
- Spiranthes elata var. ovata Cogn.
- Spiranthes elata var. parvifolia Cogn.
- Spiranthes variegata Kraenzl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Dalton Holland Baptista, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aureonatal, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Cyclopogon
- Cyclopogon elegansOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon lindleyanusOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon apricusOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon argyrifoliusOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon bicolorOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon calophyllusOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon cearensisOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon congestusOrchidaceae
- Cranichis-like ladies'-tressesCyclopogon cranichoidesOrchidaceae
- Long bracted cyclopogonCyclopogon longibracteatusOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon ovalifoliusOrchidaceae
- Cyclopogon taquaremboensisOrchidaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.