Nodding Ladies' Tresses (Spiranthes cernua)

Tall orchids leaning over onto the ground. Not 100 percent sure on ID. Please feel free to pitch in! Growing at the edge of a woodland near an industrial/commercial area of town.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Epic name! Were you indeed nodding along? Posted 6 years ago
1. Flown Kimmerling
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! :D I love finding orchids! I always nod my head in approval when I run across them! Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    I'm nodding too. Our guide of our upcoming trip is teasing me as he is pre-exploring the area we're about to visit. He's seeing quite a few orchids of the lepanthes genus, which are incredibly tiny yet beautiful:
    https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/photos/plantae/angiosperms/monocots/asparagales/orchidaceae/lepanthes Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Flown Kimmerling
      
      Lion
      
      Fantastic! I can't wait to hear back from you after your trip! I'm sure you will be busy in the coming months (with IDs and photo editing)?
      And ooohhhh! Cool genus! I have more to add to my orchids list it seems! Posted 6 years ago
    2. 1. Ferdy Christant
        
        Lion
        
        Oh yes, the yearly trip usually acts as my main stock. To get the most out of it, I share them in small batches here. I like that, because it gives me ample time to process each and also to put effort into the species. It generally takes me 6 to 8 months to share the whole set here. The slow pace is intentional. Dumping a 1,000 photos at once on somebody's head isn't a great strategy in my experience.
        
        That part is fine. What is less fun is that Henriette wants to get a printed book of the trip asap, each year. That means I actually do have to process the entire set at once, just for that purpose. It's about 60 hours of work squeezed in a few days and even then I'm rushing things. Plus I write an extensive travel report on my blog. Oh, and I also have to produce a "highlights" gallery to showcase on an iPad to family and such.
        
        The week after returning is pretty stressful :) Posted 6 years ago

The Nodding Ladies' Tresses

"Spiranthes cernua", commonly called the nodding lady's tresses, is a species of orchid occurring from Eastern Canada to the central and eastern United States.

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Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

Species identified by Flown Kimmerling