Great Plains Ladies Tresses

Spiranthes magnicamporum

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Rare or protected plant. Specialist conservation planting; excluded from routine garden suggestions. Plant caution source

Hidden from default planting suggestions. Wildlife value and native status remain unchanged.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Spiranthes

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Growing sources and scope

Hardiness · “Zones 4–9” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “4 inches–1.33333 feet” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
Light · “Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Spread · “3–6 inches” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Also known as

Great Plains Ladies Tresses

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