Hooded Lady's Tresses grows
in moist meadows and forests in the mountains and foothills. White flowers appear
in a fairly tight spike. The upper tepals (the white flower part) are fused, forming
a hood.
The rare Ute Lady's Tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) (not pictured) is
usually found at lower elevations. The upper tepals of Ute Lady's Tresses are
separate, united only at the base.
