Spiranthes longilabris

Spiranthes longilabris, the long lipped ladies' tresses is an orchid endemic to the southeastern United States.

[1] Spiranthes longilabris plants are 15–50 cm tall, with 3-5 basal leaves either present or absent when flowering.

Compared to other spiranthes species it has a long lip and the two lateral sepals are spreading to the outside.

[3] It grows in the coastal plain with a maximum elevation of 50 m, in dry and moist grassland as well as woodland.

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