About Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes sinensis, commonly known as the Chinese spiranthes, is a species of orchid occurring in eastern and southeastern Asia. Spiranthes sinensis was long thought to be a species complex, and more than 30 names have been synonymized under it; recent molecular and morphological data found that the complex was composed of six distinct species. 'True' S. sinensis sensu stricto is glabrous, blooms in the spring, and has pale blush-pink flowers. This species had formerly been thought to occur throughout Asia and Australia, it is actually restricted to southeast Asia, eastern East Asia, and southern Japan.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Spiranthes sinensis
- Genus
- Spiranthes
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Edges of streams, on moss covered rocks
- Distribution
- Asia through Australasia, Siberia
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Chinese Spiranthes belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the ORCHIDACEAE family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at chinese spiranthes or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.