Spiranthes aestivalis
| Summer lady's-tresses | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. aestivalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes aestivalis | |
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Spiranthes aestivalis, commonly called the summer lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid found in western Europe, Turkey, Russia, and North Africa. The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".[1]
It has become locally extinct in the British Isles.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ Jacob, Ben (2 July 2023). "My law-breaking mission to save Britain's endangered orchids". The Observer. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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