Species

Spiranthes romanzoffiana (Hooded ladies’ tresses)

Spiranthes romanzoffiana. Photo: (c) sarahsnail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Spiranthes romanzoffiana, commonly known as Irish Lady’s-tresses or hooded lady’s tresses, is a species of orchid. Collected by Chamisso during the Romanzov expedition it was described by him in 1828 and named for Count Nikolay Rumyantsev who financed it.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Liliopsida (Monocots)
        Order: Asparagales (Agaves, orchids, irises, and allies)
        Family: Orchidaceae (Orchids)
        Subfamily: Orchidoideae (Orchidoid orchids)
        Tribe: Cranichideae
        Subtribe: Spiranthinae
        Genus: Spiranthes (Ladies’-tresses)
        Species: Spiranthes romanzoffiana (Hooded ladies’ tresses)

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