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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Spiranthes |
| Species: | S. aestivalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Spiranthes aestivalis (Poir.) Rich. (1817) | |
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Spiranthes aestivalis, commonly called the summer lady's-tresses, is a species of orchid found in western Europe, Turkey, Russia, and North Africa. The specific epithet, aestivalis, is derived from Latin and means "pertaining to the summer".
It has become locally extinct in the British Isles.
See also
References
- Eggli, Urs; Newton, Leonard E. (2004). Etymological Dictionary of Succulent Plant Names. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 4. ISBN 978-3-540-00489-9. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- Jacob, Ben (2 July 2023). "My law-breaking mission to save Britain's endangered orchids". The Observer. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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| Spiranthes aestivalis |
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