Chinese Spiranthes
Spiranthes sinensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- March-September
How to identify Chinese Spiranthes
Identify Chinese Spiranthes 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Flowers spiral around the stalk like a twisted braid (lady's tresses).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-September.
- In India, compare location records such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Chinese Spiranthes.
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
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Punjab, Manipur, Assam, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-September
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Chinese Spiranthes itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chinese Spiranthes
Chinese Spiranthes (Spiranthes sinensis) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states. It grows in edges of streams, on moss covered rocks. Flowering and fruiting run from March to September.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Chinese Spiranthes belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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