title: Spiranthes ochroleuca
text: # Spiranthes ochroleuca
  
  Spiranthes ochroleuca, commonly called the yellow nodding lady's tresses, is a species of orchid occurring from southeastern Canada to the eastern United States.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Spiranthes ochroleuca is native in eastern Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and Prince Edward Island), throughout the Northeastern United States, and in the southeastern United States (Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia). Its habitats include open woodlands, thickets, meadows, barrens, ledges, outcrops, banks and roadsides.
  
  