Orchidaceae
Greenvein lady's tresses
Spiranthes praecox
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- لولوبة مبكرة
- English
- Greenvein lady's tresses
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys beckii W.Stone
- Ibidium beckii House
- Ibidium praecox (Walter) House
- Limodorum praecox Walter
- Spiranthes beckii Lindl.
- Spiranthes praecox f. albolabia P.M.Br. & C.L.McCartney
- Triorchis praecox (Walter) Nieuwl.
- Triorchos beckii (B.C.Stone) House
- Triorchos praecox (Walter) Nieuwl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, 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.