Spiranthes romanzoffiana Cham.
(Irish Lady’s-tresses)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpiranthes romanzoffiana (Irish 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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bush, R. 2006 Irish Lady’s-tresses Vol 27, No 3 Page: 211
Bush, R. 2002 Irish Lady’s-tresses Vol 13, No. 4 Page: 280
Scobie, A.R. 2007 Evidence of pollination and seed set in Scottish populations of Spiranthes romanzoffiana BSBI News 106: 9-12.

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Spiranthes romanzoffiana (Irish Lady’s-tresses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Spiranthes romanzoffiana (Irish Lady’s-tresses)
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