Spiranthes spiralis (L.) Chevall.
(Autumn Lady’s-tresses)

Interactions where Spiranthes spiralis is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live is parasitised by uredium UK/Ireland Desmosorus oncidii Coffee Rust, Lady’s Tresses Rust Pucciniales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Desmosorus oncidii/Desmosorus oncidiicoffee rust, lady's tresses rusturedium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Spiranthes spiralis/Spiranthes spiralisautumn lady's-tresseslive uredium parasitises live
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by adult Bombus bumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo bees Hymenoptera: Apidae Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide, Harrap, A. & S., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Bombus/Bombusbumble bees or humble bees & cuckoo beesadult Plant / pollinated /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Spiranthes spiralis/Spiranthes spiralisautumn lady's-tressesflower adult pollinates or fertilises flower

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Harrap, A. & S., 2009Orchids of Britain & Ireland: a field and site guide2nd edition, 480pp, A&C Black Publishers Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Spiranthes spiralis (Autumn Lady’s-tresses) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpiranthes spiralis (Autumn Lady’s-tresses)
GenusSpiranthes (lady’s-tresses orchids)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spiranthes spiralis (Autumn Lady’s-tresses)

Spiranthes spiralis (Autumn Lady’s-tresses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spiranthes spiralis (Autumn Lady’s-tresses):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 18 images of Spiranthes spiralis (Autumn Lady’s-tresses)
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