Southern lady's tresses
Spiranthes torta (Thunb.) Garay & H.R.Sweet
Spiranthes torta, known as Southern lady's tresses, is a terrestrial orchid found in regions including Florida, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and Bermuda.
Description
Spiranthes torta (Thunb.) Garay & H.R.Sweet is a member of the Orchidaceae family. It is distributed across various locations such as the Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, French Guiana, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, the Gulf and Southeast regions of Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, and the Windward Islands. The species was first published in 1974.
Other common names
Southern lady's tresses
Distribution
Global · Bahamas · Belize · Bermuda · Costa Rica · Cuba · Dominican Republic · Florida · French Guiana · Guatemala · Haiti · Honduras · Jamaica · Leeward Is. · Mexico Gulf · Mexico Southeast · Nicaragua · Puerto Rico · Trinidad-Tobago · Windward Is.
Synonyms
Ibidium quinquelobatumIbidium tortilisNeottia quadridentataNeottia tortilisOphrys peruvianaOphrys quinquelobataOphrys tortaSatyrium spiraleSpiranthes amesianaSpiranthes apiculataSpiranthes laxifloraSpiranthes quadridentataSpiranthes quinquelobataSpiranthes swartziiSpiranthes tortilisTriorchos spiralisGyrostachys apiculataIbidium tortileIbidium xyridifoliumTriorchis spiralis
