Spiranthes spiralis for confirmation

Ashutosh Sharma

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Apr 26, 2018, 2:46:24 PM4/26/18

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Respected members,

Spiranthes spiralis
Family - Orchidaceae
To me this hairy white flowered Spiranthes looks close to Spiranthes spiralis.
But still I am not sure as Spiranthes is a complex genus with some newly described species from Himalayas like S.himalayensis .
I hope orchid experts like Pankaj Kumar sir will help to confirm it.

The plants are found growing in association with Epipactis veratrifolia and Equisetum sp. in marshy fields.
Altitude - 750metres amsl
From Hamirpur ,Himachal Pradesh
Dated - 27/4/2018

Best Regards
Ashutosh Sharma

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J.M. Garg

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Apr 26, 2018, 10:15:20 PM4/26/18

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Thanks, Ashutosh ji.

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Anil Thakur

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Apr 26, 2018, 10:19:19 PM4/26/18

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Why not
Spiranthes sinensis ?

Pankaj Kumar

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Apr 26, 2018, 10:23:09 PM4/26/18

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This can be S. himalayensis or a hairy form of S. sinensis but can't confirm without dissecting.

Thanks a lot for sharing.

Pankaj

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Thanks, Ashutosh ji.

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Date: Fri 27 Apr, 2018, 12:16 AM
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Respected members,

Spiranthes spiralis
Family - Orchidaceae
To me this hairy white flowered Spiranthes looks close to Spiranthes spiralis.
But still I am not sure as Spiranthes is a complex genus with some newly described species from Himalayas like S.himalayensis .
I hope orchid experts like Pankaj Kumar sir will help to confirm it.

The plants are found growing in association with Epipactis veratrifolia and Equisetum sp. in marshy fields.
Altitude - 750metres amsl
From Hamirpur ,Himachal Pradesh
Dated - 27/4/2018

Best Regards
Ashutosh Sharma

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Apr 26, 2018, 10:30:34 PM4/26/18

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Thanks Pankaj sir

J.M. Garg

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Apr 27, 2018, 12:36:33 AM4/27/18

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Thanks, Anil ji.

On Fri 27 Apr, 2018, 7:49 AM Anil Thakur, <aniltha...@gmail.com> wrote:

Why not
Spiranthes sinensis ?

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 14, 2021, 1:59:31 AM3/14/21

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Forwarding again for ID

Distributed as Spiranthes himalayensis ?

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Gurcharan Singh

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Mar 14, 2021, 3:00:42 AM3/14/21

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Forwarding again for ID

Distributed as Spiranthes himalayensis ?

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Pankaj Kumar

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Mar 14, 2021, 6:14:23 PM3/14/21

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Not easy to make out without dissecting. Could be Spiranthes sisnensis or S. himalayensis.

Pankaj

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Saroj Kumar Kasaju

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Jan 30, 2026, 6:47:57 AM (yesterday) Jan 30

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According to the POWO, 3 sps., australis, flexuosa and spiralis have got distribution in Himachal Pradesh.

I guess this could be Spiranthes flexuosa (Sm.) Lindl. as suggested by Dr. Kumar.