Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis
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Photo Courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Spiranthes lacera var. gracilis |
| Common name: | slender lady's tresses |
| Group: | monocot |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 4" - 24" |
| Foliage: | basal leaves egg shaped or absent |
| Flower: | small, white, in a spirally twisted spike, lip with a green center and white margins |
| Flowering time: | blooms early July to mid September; rarely to mid October |
| Habitat: | open, usually dry, sterile, sandy soils of woods, shaded edges, meadows, barrens |
| Range in New Jersey: | local statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
| Misc.: | Native Americans have historically used this plant for cultural and medicinal purposes. |