Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl

Kubentayev, Serik A., Efimov, Petr G., Alibekov, Daniyar T., Kupriyanov, Andrey N., Izbastina, Klara S., Khalymbetova, Aizhan E. & Perezhogin, Yuri V., 2023, Review of Orchidaceae of the northern part of Kazakhstan, PhytoKeys 229, pp. 185-213 : 185

Spiranthes australis (R.Br.) Lindl

Distribution in adjacent reg.

Russia (European Russia, Ural, Siberia), Kazakhstan (Altai).

Specimens examined and literature records.

Tobol-Ishim: Kostanay Region: Mendykara District: 4 km south of Borovskoye, 20 Jun 1925, Rusanov s.n.. (LE!); same loc., 19 Jun 1925, Rusanov 1490 (MW 0816970!); Auliekol District: near Kalininskoye ( Pugachev 1994). Kokchetav: Akmola Region: Burabay District: 3 km north of the cordon “Medvezhy”, near Shchuchye Lake, 11 Aug 1973, Gorchakovskiy s.n.. (SVER 695777!). Irtysh: Pavlodar Region [without detailed locality] (Kusnetsov and Pavlov 1958).

Habitat and ecology.

On peat bogs.

Phenology.

Flowering in Jul-Aug; fruiting in Aug-Sept.

Conservation status.

Not protected. Taking into account the limited expansion and the small number of individuals in the population, we recommend to include this species in the next edition of the Red Book of Kazakhstan.

Notes.

Currently, field studies are needed to verify the presence of Spiranthes australis in the study region, since the species was not observed here for almost 30 years.