Scientific Name
Spiranthes cernua

Common Name
Nodding ladies tresses
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: Small, white, slightly downward-curved, double lipped flowers in double spiral on 8 to 18 inch stem; often fragrant  
Flowering Season: --
Foliage: Three to four slender leaves; up to 12 inches long at base; often wither before flowering
Site: Swamps, meadows, wet roadsides, bogs
Comments: --
 
 

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