Orchidaceae
Chinese spiranthes
Spiranthes sinensis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Genus
- Spiranthes
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Common names
By language (11)
- Arabic
- لولوبة صينية
- arz
- لولوبه صينيه
- Bulgarian
- Китайски спиралник
- Chinese
- 綬草, 绶草, 盘龙参, 绶草（盘龙参）, 反皮索, 猪辽参, 猪鞭草, 盘龙箭
- English
- Chinese spiranthes, Chinese lady's tresses
- hsb
- Chinska wjertulka
- Japanese
- ナンゴクネジバナ
- Korean
- 타래난초
- Russian
- Скрученник китайский
- Ukrainian
- Скрученик приємний
- za
- Hazcinh
Synonyms
- Aristotelea spiralis Lour.
- Epidendrum aristotelea Raeusch.
- Gyrostachys amoena Blume
- Gyrostachys australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Blume
- Ibidium spirale (Lour.) Makino
- Neottia australis var. chinensis Ker Gawl.
- Neottia australis var. chinensis Lindl.
- Neottia pudica (Lindl.) Sweet
- Neottia sinensis Pers.
- Sarcoglottis pudica (Lindl.) P.N.Don
- Spiranthes aristotelea Merr.
- Spiranthes australis var. pudica (Lindl.) F.Muell.
- Spiranthes australis var. sinensis (Pers.) Gagnep.
- Spiranthes australis var. suishaensis Hayata
- Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud.
- Spiranthes lancea var. chinensis (Lindl.) Hatus.
- Spiranthes neocaledonica Schltr.
- Spiranthes papuana Schltr.
- Spiranthes pitouchaoensis S.S.Ying
- Spiranthes pudica Lindl.
- Spiranthes sinensis f. autumnus Tsukaya
- Spiranthes sinensis f. gracilis F.Maek. ex Tsukaya
- Spiranthes spiralis (Lour.) Makino
- Spiranthes suishaensis (Hayata) Schltr.
- Spiranthes wightiana Lindl.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Photos
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Edgar Baoua-Dedrich, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: amakiyamamk2r, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Sphl, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: 道草, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: tanakawho from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Anja Garland, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.