Top native ladies'-tresses
29 species, native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Hooded Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
food
1
flowers
7
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Slender Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes lacera
flowers
19
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Nodding Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes cernua
flowers
14
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Marsh Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes odorata
flowers
5
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Spring Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes vernalis
flowers
4
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Sphinx Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes incurva
flowers
4
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Grass-leaved Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes praecox
flowers
3
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Little Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
flowers
3
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Appalachian Ladies’ Tresses
Spiranthes arcisepala
flowers
3
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Great Plains Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes magnicamporum
flowers
2
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Oval Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes ovalis
flowers
2
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Yellow Nodding Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes ochroleuca
flowers
2
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Shining Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes lucida
flowers
2
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Western Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes porrifolia
flowers
2
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Panther Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes triloba
flowers
2
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Giantspiral Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes longilabris
flowers
2
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Atlantic Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes bightensis
flowers
2
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Woodland Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes sylvatica
flowers
2
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Lace-lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes laciniata
flowers
2
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Short-lipped Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes brevilabris
flowers
2
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Fire Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes igniorchis
flowers
2
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Case's Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes casei
flowers
1
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Ute Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes diluvialis
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Niklas' Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes niklasii
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Eaton's Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes eatonii
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Languid Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes perexilis
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Ash Meadows Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes infernalis
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Southern Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes torta
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Canelo Hills Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes delitescens