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Spiranthes cernua

Spiranthes cernua (L.) Rich.

Nodding Ladies'-tresses, Ladies'-tresses, Nodding Lady's Tresses

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

USDA Symbol: SPCE

Spiranthes cernua (Nodding ladies'-tresses) #39509

Image Information

Photographer: Cressler, Alan
County: Brunswick
State: NC
Location Notes: Big Island, Green Swamp, Green Swamp Ecological Preserve.
Accession date: 2014-08-04
Filename: A_C_IMG0483.JPG
Slide Index: 10681215376_3087f0da24_o.jpg
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Portrait
Shot: An inflorescence. Photographer's note: "Nodding lady's tresses can be a locally abundant orchid. They often grows in roadside ditches. When they get mowed late in the summer, plants tend to be short."
Date Taken: 2013-11-02
NPIN Image Id: 39509