Orchidaceae
Giantspiral lady's tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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
- Giantspiral lady's tresses
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys brevifolia (Chapm.) Kuntze
- Gyrostachys longilabris (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Ibidium longilabre House
- Ibidium longilabre (Lindl.) House
- Spiranthes brevifolia Chapm.
- Triorchis longilabris (Lindl.) House
- Triorchos longilabris (Lindl.) House
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
More in Spiranthes
- Autumn lady's-tressesSpiranthes spiralisOrchidaceae
- Summer lady's-tressesSpiranthes aestivalisOrchidaceae
- Chinese spiranthesSpiranthes sinensisOrchidaceae
- Hooded lady's tressesSpiranthes romanzoffianaOrchidaceae
- Nodding lady's tressesSpiranthes cernuaOrchidaceae
- Shining lady's tressesSpiranthes lucidaOrchidaceae
- Yellow nodding lady's tressesSpiranthes ochroleucaOrchidaceae
- Spring lady's tressesSpiranthes vernalisOrchidaceae
- Marsh lady's tressesSpiranthes odorataOrchidaceae
- Texas lady's tressesSpiranthes brevilabrisOrchidaceae
- Case's lady's tressesSpiranthes caseiOrchidaceae
- Eaton's lady's tressesSpiranthes eatoniiOrchidaceae
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.