Orchidaceae
Autumn Lady's-tresses
Spiranthes spiralis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (27)
- Arabic
- لولوبة حلزونية
- arz
- لولوبه حلزونيه
- Bulgarian
- Есенен спиралник
- Chinese
- 欧亚绶草
- Croatian
- Jesenska zasukica
- Czech
- Švihlík krutiklas
- Dutch
- Herfstschroeforchis
- English
- Autumn Lady's-tresses, Autumn Lady's tresses, Lady's tresses
- Finnish
- Syyskierrevilkka
- French
- Spiranthe d'automne
- German
- Herbst-Drehwurz, Drehähre, Herbst-Wendelähre, Schraubenstendel
- Greek
- Σπειρανθές το σπειροειδές
- hsb
- Nazymska wjertulka
- Hungarian
- Őszi füzértekercs
- Irish
- Cúilín Muire
- Italian
- Viticcini autunnali
- kw
- Pleth Varia
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Skrueaks
- Persian
- اسپیرانتز اسپیرالیس
- Polish
- Kręczynka jesienna
- Russian
- Скрученник спиральный
- Slovenian
- Zavita škrbica
- Spanish
- Espirante de otoño, Espirante de Otono
- Swedish
- Skruvax
- Turkish
- İnci salebi, Inci salebi
- Ukrainian
- Скрученик спіральний
- Welsh
- Troellig yr hydref, Canclwm
Synonyms
- Epipactis spiralis (L.) Crantz
- Gyrostachys autumnalis (Balb.) Dumort.
- Gyrostachys spiralis (L.) Kuntze
- Ibidium spirale (L.) Salisb.
- Neottia autumnalis (Balb.) Steud.
- Neottia autumnalis Pers.
- Neottia spiralis (L.) Sw.
- Ophrys autumnalis Balb.
- Ophrys spiralis L.
- Serapias spiralis (L.) Scop.
- Spiranthes autumnalis (Balb.) Rich.
- Spiranthes autumnalis f. bracteata E.G.Camus
- Spiranthes autumnalis f. oycoviensis Zapał.
- Spiranthes autumnalis f. parviflora Soó
- Spiranthes autumnalis var. major Rouy
- Spiranthes autumnalis var. parviflora Schur
- Spiranthes glauca Raf.
- Tussaca autumnalis (Balb.) Desv.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 1,265 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Marios Thoma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Bernd Haynold, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: katunchik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: kardelen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Press, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Riccardo Rocca, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: M Funnell, CC BY 4.0, 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). About our plant data.