Orchidaceae
Scarlet lady's tresses
Dichromanthus cinnabarinus
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Dichromanthus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Scarlet lady's tresses
Synonyms
- Cutsis cinnabarina (Lex.) C.Nelson
- Dichromanthus cinnabarinus f. aureus P.M.Br.
- Dichromanthus cinnabarinus subsp. galeottianum (Schltr.) Soto Arenas & Salazar
- Gyrostachys cinnabarina (Lex.) Kuntze
- Gyrostachys montana (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Neottia cinnabarina Lex.
- Ophrys peregrina Sessé & Moc.
- Spiranthes cinnabarina (Lex.) Hemsl.
- Spiranthes montana A.Rich. & Galeotti
- Spiranthes montana (Lindl.) Hemsl.
- Stenorrhynchos cinnabarinum (Lex.) Lindl.
- Stenorrhynchos galeottianum Schltr.
- Stenorrhynchos montanum Lindl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Bodofzt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.