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Definition of Spiranthes cernua
1. Noun. An orchid of the genus Spiranthes having tall erect densely flowered spiraling clusters of creamy white vanilla-scented flowers; widely distributed especially in low damp places of eastern and central North America.
Group relationships: Genus Spiranthes, Spiranthes
Generic synonyms: Ladies' Tresses, Lady's Tresses
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spiranthes Cernua
Literary usage of Spiranthes cernua
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Rydb. Yellow nodding ladies'-tresses Herbaceous perennial Shady woods and roadsides.
Spiranthes cernua (L.) LCRich. var. ochroleuca (Rydb. ..."
2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1906)
"When AW Chapman prepared the third edition of his Flora of the Southern United
States he described a new variety of Spiranthes cernua, Rich., ..."
3. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1852)
"Spiranthes cernua in Ireland. The President read the following note, from Mr. D.
Moore, of Glas- nevin:— " I have not heard that Spiranthes cernua has been ..."
4. A Rambler's Lease by Bradford Torrey (1889)
"Here, then, we have seventy-three species, all but one of which (Spiranthes
cernua) are of the class of ..."
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