Spiranthes cernua

nodding ladies' tresses

Photograph(s) by*: USFWS BES

Characteristics

Height: 0.5-2'
Flowers: Jul.-Nov.; white

Conditions *

Light:
Moisture: Moist Wet
Soil pH: 4.5-6.5
Soil type: Clay Loamy Sandy

Habitat

moist acid soils of meadows, open woods, roadsides, bogs

Native to

Region: Coastal Piedmont Mountain *
States:

Wildlife

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Notes

orchid flowers; herbal uses

 Publication by USFWS BayScapes Conservation Landscaping Program
http://www.nps.gov/plants/pubs/chesapeake/plant/2052.htm
Last updated: 1 October 2004