Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Spiranthes lacera (Raf.) Raf. var. gracilis (Bigelow) Luer

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Gyrostachys gracilis (Bigel.) Kuntze, Ibidium beckii (Lindl.) House., Ibidium gracile (Bigel.) House., Spiranthes beckii Lindl., Spiranthes gracilis (Bigelow) Beck

Common names:

Corkscrew plant [Corkscrew-plant] (1913-1923) (5, 156)

Little ladies'-tresses [Little ladies' tresses, Little ladiestresses] (1913-1937, TX) (5, 122)

Northern slender ladies' tresses (Present) (50)

Slender ladies'-tresses [Slender ladies' tresses, Slender ladies-tresses, Slender ladiestresses] (1907-1937) (5, 72, 122, 138, 156)

Twisted-stalk [Twisted stalk] (1894-1923, WV) (5, 75, 156)