- Spiranthes romanzoffiana
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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
Categories:- Orchid species
- Spiranthes
- Orchidoideae stubs
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