RHH's photos with the keyword: porrifolia

These Ute Ladies' Treeses were photographed along the Illinois River in Oregon. All the different Spiranthes species are known as Ladies' Tresses because the flowers are "braided" around the flower stem. This species is found in a few locations in Washington but is much more common further south.

The Spiranthes are known as Ladies'-tresses because of the braided appearance of the flower spikes. These are the Western Ladies'-tresses, a species found only in the far west of the United States. They are very rare in Washington with only one site that I know of, but these were photographed in Oregon in the Rogue River area. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/04/western-ladies-tresses-spiranthes.html

Spiranthes porrifolia, the Western Ladies' Tresses, is one of three Spiranthes species that grow in Washington state. One of the three species is very common, the other two, including this one, are very rare. This species is known from only one location in Washington, and that right on the Washington/Oregon border. The species is more common further south In Oregon and California and this example was photographed in southern Oregon along the Rogue River. The different species of Spiranthese are known as Ladies' Tresses because of the braided appearance of the flower stems, with the flowers spiraling around the stems. ronaldhanko-orchidhunter.blogspot.com/2012/08/orchid-hunt... nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/07/t... nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/07/c...