The Spotted Coralroot Orchid
By Alivia Stokes
Plant information
Habit: Perennial herb.
Leaves: There are no leaves, the lower stem is reduced to several overlapping sheaths.
Inflorescence: Raceme
Floral formula: X, 3 sepals, 3 petals (1 petal modified as the labellum), 1 stamen, 3 carpels; connate and an inferior ovary. The style, stigma, and stamens all fused to form the column.
Fruit: Hanging elliptic capsules.
Habitat: Grows best in shade and part shade, moist upland forests and occasionally found in wetlands.
Range: They are located mostly throughout Northern United States and Canada.
Interesting information
Ethnobotanical Uses
References
(n.d.). Retrieved June 3, 2016, from http://stevewphotography.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Spotted-Coralroot.jpg
Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata (Spotted Coralroot): Minnesota Wildflowers. (n.d.). Retrieved June 03, 2016, from https://www.minnesotawildflowers.info/flower/spotted-coralroot
Plants Profile for Corallorhiza maculata (summer coralroot). (n.d.). Retrieved June 03, 2016, from http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=COMA25
Hitchcock, C. L., & Cronquist, A. (1973). Flora of the Pacific Northwest; an illustrated manual. Seattle: University of Washington Press.
Our Green Neighbors: Native Orchid: Summer Coralroot. (2012, August 10). Retrieved June 03, 2016, from http://ourgreenneighbors.blogspot.com/2012/08/native-orchid-summer-coralroot.html