Spiranthes sinensis

Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames

Neottia sinensis

Austral Ladies Tresses

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(2): 511 (1807) as Neottia sinensis

Single known location in the north Kimberley, growing in black peaty soil in a permanently wet mound spring. Also found in Queensland, New Guinea, New Caledonia, China, Laos, Vietnam, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.

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A rare species in Western Australia (common elsewhere) 100–400 mm high with two to four narrow, smooth leaves 40–125 mm long by 5–7 mm wide in a loose basal rosette and up to 40 spirally arranged pink and white flowers 1.5–2.8 mm across.

Priority One