close up image of Spiranthes magnicamporum GREAT PLAINS LADIES' TRESSES at the James Woodworth Prairie Preserve - showing a complete spiked flower head with several flower buds at the top, full open blooms in the middle, and several seed heads with the petals just dying back at the bottom.
The Ute ladies' tresses orchid (Spiranthes diluvialis Sheviak) is a federally Threatened orchid that can be found in wet meadows on City of Boulder Open Space land.
Abbildungen der in Deutschland und den angrenzenden gebieten vorkommenden grundformen der orchideenartenBerlin,R. Friedlnder & sohn,1904.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15349974
2011-08-17 Vienna XXII. district - Lobau, Danube National Park (153 msm Quadrant 7865/1).German name: Herbst-DrehhreVery rare; the latest orchid to flower in the Austrian lowlands.