| 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 |
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| altitude | 200 - 300 m (660 - 990 ft) | |
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| 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 |
