Spiranthes aestivalis

Summer Lady's-tresses
Spiranthes aestivalis inflorescence
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: S. aestivalis
Binomial name
Spiranthes aestivalis
(Poir.) Rich.
Synonyms
  • Ophrys aestivalis Poir. (basionym)
  • Neottia aestivalis (Poir.) DC.
  • Gyrostachys aestivalis (Poir.) Dumort.
  • Ophrys aestiva Balb.

Spiranthes aestivalis, commonly called the Summer Lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid found in Europe, Turkey and Russia, and also in North Africa.

References

    External links

    Spiranthes aestivalis at the Encyclopedia of Life

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