Scientific Name
Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis

Common Name
Slender ladies tresses
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: Small white flowers on tight, single spiral; flower lip has a green stripe  
Flowering Season: Summer into fall
Foliage: Three to five basal leaves are oval and often absent at flowering
Site: Dry to moist open woods and fields
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