Spiranthes romanzoffiana

Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Hooded or Irish Lady's-tresses
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Cranichideae
Subtribe: Spiranthinae
Genus: Spiranthes
Species: S. romanzoffiana
Binomial name
Spiranthes romanzoffiana
Cham.
Synonyms
  • Gyrostachys romanzoffiana (Cham.) MacMill.
  • Orchiastrum romanzoffianum (Cham.) Greene
  • Ibidium romanzoffianum (Cham.) House
  • Triorchis romanzoffiana (Cham.) Nieuwl.
  • Neottia gemmipara Sm.
  • Spiranthes gemmipara (Sm.) Lindl.
  • Gyrostachys gemmipara (Sm.) Kuntze
  • Gyrostachys stricta Rydb.
  • Ibidium strictum (Rydb.) House
  • Spiranthes stricta (Rydb.) A.Nelson
  • Triorchis stricta (Rydb.) Nieuwl.

Spiranthes romanzoffiana, commonly known as the Hooded Lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid. Collected by Chamisso during the Romanzov expedition it was described by him in 1828 and named for Count Nikolay Rumyantsev who financed it.

This orchid is native to North America and the British Isles.

References

  • Correll, D.S., Native Orchids of North America, p.220. 1978.

External links

Media related to Spiranthes romanzoffiana at Wikimedia Commons


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