Orchidaceae
Latin American lady orchid
Stenorrhynchos speciosum
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Stenorrhynchos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Latin American lady orchid
Synonyms
- Gyrostachys speciosa (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Ibidium coloratum House
- Ibidium speciosum (Jacq.) Salisb.
- Neottia speciosa Jacq.
- Serapias speciosa (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
- Spiranthes colorans Hemsl.
- Spiranthes colorata N.E.Br.
- Spiranthes nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Garay & Dunst.
- Spiranthes richardi Autran & T.Durand
- Spiranthes speciosa (Jacq.) A.Rich.
- Spiranthes speciosa (Jacq.) Lilja
- Stenorrhynchos millei Schltr.
- Stenorrhynchos nutans Kunth & C.D.Bouché
- Stenorrhynchos speciosum var. nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Szlach.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos

Photo: Guillaume Paumier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: NasserHalaweh, 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.