Spiranthes spiralis Chevall.

Autumn lady's-tresses (en), Spiranthe d'automne (fr), Spiranthe spiralée (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Spiranthes

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite evergreen herb. It grows 0.2m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.2
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Hilly pastures, downs, moist meadows and grassy coastal dunes, usually on a calcareous substratum. Dry hilly fields.
Light 6-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-9
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Depurative (unspecified), Eye (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Aphrodisiac (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Spiranthes spiralis habit picture by Martin Love (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis habit picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis habit picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Spiranthes spiralis leaf picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis leaf picture by Lea Segond (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis leaf picture by Maylis Ducos (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Spiranthes spiralis flower picture by Sylvain Piry (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis flower picture by Claude Mauline (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis flower picture by Maxime GUILLEMET (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Spiranthes spiralis fruit picture by Pierre LEON (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis fruit picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)
Spiranthes spiralis fruit picture by Emmanuel Torquebiau (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Spiranthes spiralis world distribution map, present in Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Morocco, Netherlands, Nepal, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Turks and Caicos Islands, Tunisia, and Ukraine

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:658457-1
WFO ID wfo-0000313451
COL ID 4Z723
BDTFX ID 65818
INPN ID 124701
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Neottia autumnalis Serapias spiralis Spiranthes glauca Tussaca autumnalis Epipactis spiralis Gyrostachys spiralis Gyrostachys autumnalis Neottia autumnalis Spiranthes autumnalis Ophrys autumnalis Ophrys spiralis Ibidium spirale Neottia spiralis Spiranthes autumnalis var. major Spiranthes autumnalis var. parviflora Spiranthes autumnalis f. bracteata Spiranthes autumnalis f. oycoviensis Spiranthes autumnalis f. parviflora Spiranthes spiralis