Orchidaceae
Marsh lady's tresses
Spiranthes odorata
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- لولوبة ذات رائحة
- Chinese
- 香绶草
- English
- Marsh lady's tresses
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys odorata (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Ibidium odoratum (Nutt.) House
- Neottia odorata Nutt.
- Spiranthes cernua subsp. odorata (Nutt.) Kreutz & M.H.Schot
- Spiranthes cernua var. odorata (Nutt.) Correll
- Triorchis odoratus (Nutt.) Nieuwl.
- Triorchos odoratus (Nutt.) Nieuwl.
- Triorchos trilobus (Small) House
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 128 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Joan Chiasson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Halpaugh, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Elias, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: smokeybear33, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.