Orchidaceae
Southern lady's tresses
Spiranthes torta
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Southern lady's tresses
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys apiculata (Lindl.) Kuntze
- Ibidium quinquelobatum (Poir.) Acuña
- Ibidium tortile (Sw.) House
- Ibidium tortilis (Sw.) House
- Ibidium xyridifolium Small
- Neottia quadridentata Willd.
- Neottia tortilis Sw.
- Ophrys peruviana Aubl.
- Ophrys quinquelobata Poir.
- Ophrys torta Thunb.
- Satyrium spirale Sw.
- Spiranthes amesiana Schltr.
- Spiranthes apiculata Lindl.
- Spiranthes laxiflora Raf.
- Spiranthes quadridentata (Willd.) Lindl.
- Spiranthes quinquelobata (Poir.) Urb.
- Spiranthes swartzii E.H.L.Krause
- Spiranthes tortilis (Sw.) Rich.
- Triorchis spiralis (Sw.) House
- Triorchos spiralis (Sw.) House
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Lorin Timaeus, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lorin Timaeus, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Lorin Timaeus, 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.