title: Spiranthes longilabris
text: # Spiranthes longilabris
  
  Spiranthes longilabris, the long lipped ladies' tresses is an orchid endemic to the southeastern United States.
  
  ## Description
  
  Spiranthes longilabris plants are 15–50 cm tall, with 3-5 basal leaves either present or absent when flowering. There are 10-30 flowers arranged in a spiral around the stem, with a white to cream white color. The inside of the lip is yellow. Compared to other spiranthes species it has a long lip and the two lateral sepals are spreading to the outside. Bloom time is October to December.
  
  ## Distribution and habitat
  
  Spiranthes longilabris can be found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia.
  
  It grows in the coastal plain with a maximum elevation of 50 m, in dry and moist grassland as well as woodland.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  Spiranthes longilabris was first described by John Lindley in 1840.
  
  