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

Media related to Summer Lady's-tresses (Spiranthes aestivalis) at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Summer Lady's-tresses (Spiranthes aestivalis) at Wikispecies
Spiranthes aestivalis at the Encyclopedia of Life

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