Orchidaceae
Spring lady's tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- لولوبة ربيعية
- English
- Spring lady's tresses
- Spanish
- Trenzas de damas
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys ensifolia (Rchb.f.) Kuntze
- Gyrostachys linearis Rydb.
- Gyrostachys praecox (Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.) Kuntze
- Gyrostachys reverchonii Small
- Gyrostachys vernalis (Engelm. & A.Gray) Kuntze
- Gyrostachys xyridifolia Small
- Ibidium vernale (Engelm. & A.Gray) House
- Ibidium vernalis (Engelm. & A.Gray) House
- Ophrys aestivalis Michx.
- Spiranthes ensifolia Rchb.f.
- Spiranthes graminea var. praecox Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
- Spiranthes reverchonii (Small) K.Schum.
- Spiranthes reverchonii (Small) Cory
- Triorchis linearis (Rydb.) Nieuwl.
- Triorchis vernalis (Engelm. & A.Gray) House
- Triorchis xyridifolius (Small) Britton
- Triorchos linearis (Rydb.) Nieuwl.
- Triorchos vernalis (Engelm. & A.Gray) House
- Triorchos xyridifolius (Small) Britton
Flowers
- In flower
- April to August (from 743 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: David Gorsline, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: margohj, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Laura Gaudette, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hans Stieglitz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: wendybee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: wendybee, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Nathan Eldridge, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Allefant, CC BY-SA 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.