Spiranthes australis(R.Br.) Lindl.

WFO wfo-0000313100 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Spiranthes australis, photographed by Luka S. (someplant)
fig. a Luka S. (someplant), CC0 1.0 / 2022-06-05 / obs. 203477052
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. b Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182825498
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. c Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182799526
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. d Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182830930
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. e Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182825712
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. f Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182799333
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. g Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182825452
Spiranthes australis, photographed by Greg Tasney
fig. h Greg Tasney, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 182825347

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Native range 66 botanical countries

Regions where Spiranthes australis is native: Afghanistan, Altay, Amur, Buryatiya, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Hainan, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Irkutsk, Japan, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Mongolia, Nansei-shoto, Primorye, Qinghai, Sakhalin, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, East Himalaya, India, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Pakistan, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Chatham Is., New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, East European Russia, New Caledonia, Niue, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu AfghanistanAltayAmurBuryatiyaChina North-CentralChina South-CentralChina SoutheastChitaHainanInner MongoliaIranIraqIrkutskJapanKazakhstanKhabarovskKrasnoyarskManchuriaMongoliaPrimoryeQinghaiSakhalinTibetTranscaucasusTuvaWest SiberiaXinjiangYakutiyaAssamBangladeshBorneoEast HimalayaIndiaJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaMalukuMyanmarNepalNew GuineaPakistanPhilippinesSolomon Is.Sri LankaSulawesiSumateraThailandVietnamWest HimalayaNew South WalesNew Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthQueenslandSouth AustraliaTasmaniaVictoriaEast European RussiaNew Caledonia KoreaNansei-shotoChatham Is.NiueSamoaTongaVanuatu
Native distribution of Spiranthes australis, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
Altay ALT
Amur AMU
Buryatiya BRY
China North-Central CHN
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Chita CTA
Hainan CHH
Inner Mongolia CHI
Iran IRN
Iraq IRQ
Irkutsk IRK
Japan JAP
Kazakhstan KAZ
Khabarovsk KHA
Korea KOR
Krasnoyarsk KRA
Kuril Is. KUR
Manchuria CHM
Mongolia MON
Nansei-shoto NNS
Primorye PRM
Qinghai CHQ
Sakhalin SAK
Tibet CHT
Transcaucasus TCS
Tuva TVA
West Siberia WSB
Xinjiang CHX
Yakutiya YAK
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
Borneo BOR
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Jawa JAW
Lesser Sunda Is. LSI
Malaya MLY
Maluku MOL
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
New Guinea NWG
Pakistan PAK
Philippines PHI
Solomon Is. SOL
Sri Lanka SRL
Sulawesi SUL
Sumatera SUM
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Chatham Is. CTM AUSTRALASIA
New South Wales NSW
New Zealand North NZN
New Zealand South NZS
Queensland QLD
South Australia SOA
Tasmania TAS
Victoria VIC
New Caledonia NWC PACIFIC
Niue NUE
Samoa SAM
Tonga TON
Vanuatu VAN
East European Russia RUE EUROPE

Not drawn on the map: Kuril Is.. We hold no public-domain boundary for this region, so it is listed rather than guessed at.

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 30 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Calanthe australis (R.Br.) Aiton ex Loudon
  • Gyrostachys australis (R.Br.) Blume
  • Gyrostachys australis var. amoena (M.Bieb.) Blume
  • Gyrostachys congesta (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Gyrostachys novifuburgensis Kuntze
  • Gyrostachys stylites (Lindl.) Kuntze
  • Gyrostachys wightiana (Lindl. ex Wall.) Kuntze
  • Ibidium viridiflorum (Makino) Makino
  • Monustes australis (R.Br.) Raf.
  • Neottia amoena M.Bieb.
  • Neottia australis R.Br.
  • Neottia crispata Blume
  • Neottia parviflora Sm.
  • Ophrys spiralis Georgi
  • Spiranthes alticola D.L.Jones
  • Spiranthes amoena (M.Bieb.) Spreng.
  • Spiranthes angustilabris J.J.Sm.
  • Spiranthes australis var. viridiflora Makino
  • Spiranthes congesta Lindl.
  • Spiranthes crispata (Blume) Zoll. & Moritzi
  • Spiranthes elytra D.L.Jones & R.J.Bates
  • Spiranthes longispicata A.Rich.
  • Spiranthes novae-zelandiae Hook.f.
  • Spiranthes parviflora (Sm.) Lindl.

and 6 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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