Orchidaceae
Texas lady's tresses
Spiranthes brevilabris
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سبيرانثيس بريفيلابريس
- English
- Texas lady's tresses
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys brevilabris (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Spiranthes gracilis var. brevilabris (Lindl.) Correll
- Spiranthes lacera var. brevilabris (Lindl.) B.Boivin
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 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.