Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Gyrostachys cernua (L.) Kuntze, Ibidium cernuum (L.) House., Neottia cernua [(L.) Sw.], Spiranthes cernua (L.) L.C. Rich. var. incurva Jennings, Spiranthes cernua Rich.

Common names:

Drooping ladies' tresses (1913) (5)

Drooping-flower ladies' traces [Drooping-flowered ladies' traces] (1878) (86)

Hens'-toes [Hens' toes] (1898, ME) (78)

Ladies'-tresses [Ladies'-tresses] (1926-1977) (3, 85, 98)

Nodding ladies'-tresses [Nodding ladies' tresses, Nodding ladiestresses] (1840-Present) (5, 19, 50, 72, 93, 97, 109, 122, 138, 156)

Screw-auger [Screw auger] (1894-1923, Nova Scotia) (5, 75, 156)

Wild tube-rose [Wild tube rose, Wild tube rose] (1913-1923) (5, 156)