Spiranthes aestivalis

Spir aes 1            Spir aes 2

Spiranthes aestivalis                  
                                
     
taxonomy described by (Poiret)  Richard, Louis Claude Marie
  published in Mèmoires du Musèum d' Histoire Naturelle   4 : 58    1818
     
  family Orchidaceae
  subfamily Spiranthoideae
  tribe Cranichideae
  subtribe Spiranthinae
  genus Spiranthes  L.C.M.Richard 1817
  chromosomes  30 (Tropicos / IPCN) 
     
native of origins wet meadows wetlands to Monte Marenzo - rare
     
    Spir aes 3
     
  altitude 200 - 300 m  (660 - 990 ft)
     
  exposure Spir aes 4 
     
the plant       life form geophyte
  roots 2 - 6 fusiform tuberoids 
  nr. leaves 3 - 5, in basal rosette 
  height 25 - 30 cm  (10" - 12")
  nr. flowers 6 - 25, fragrants
  blooming june to july 
  index of rarity     99,04
     
CITES appendix II

  

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