| Scientific Name | Spiranthes cernua | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Orchid ( Orchidaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 6 petal like segments
Upright, slender perennial to 16 in. from clustered, tuberous-thickened roots or stolons. Flowering stem solitary. Plants form colonies from underground stolons. Flowers 6 petal like white segments, upper 5 segments rather narrow, extending forward. Lower segment or lip largest, yellow-green in center, often thickened and down curved at tip, the margins wavy or crinkled Flowers numerous, often up to 60, congested in a 2-4 spiral rows in terminal spikes. Leaves To 4 inch long and 3/4 inch wide. Thicken. Lower leaves in basal rosette, withered away by flowering time. Upper leaves greatly reduced, sometimes becomng only sheathing bracts. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Geyata Ajilvsgi Wildflowers of Texas p. 97 | |||||||||||||
July - December
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