Lanceleaf Herminum
Spiranthes lancea
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir
How to identify Lanceleaf Herminum
Identify Lanceleaf Herminum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In India, compare location records such as Jammu & Kashmir.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lanceleaf Herminum.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spiranthes lancea
- Genus
- Spiranthes
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Jammu & Kashmir
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lanceleaf Herminum itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Lanceleaf Herminum
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Lanceleaf Herminum (Spiranthes lancea) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Jammu & Kashmir.

Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Lanceleaf Herminum belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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