Spiranthes ochroleuca

Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses

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Family: Orchidaceae (Orchid family)

Mid-Atlantic bloom time: September - October

According to Zachary R. Bradford's article in Sempervirens, The Quarterly of the Virginia Native Plant Society, September 2022, Yellow Nodding Ladies’-tresses' unique combination of characteristics are:

For a comparison of Ladies'-tresses based on Bradford's articles, see Spiranthes (Ladies'-tresses) Orchids ID help.




4 October 2023
Maple Flats area, Sherando, VA
4 October 2023
Maple Flats area, Sherando, VA
(note yellow-tinge at base of flower lip)
4 October 2023
Maple Flats area, Sherando, VA
4 October 2023
Maple Flats area, Sherando, VA




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