Corallorhiza trifida - (image 1 of 3)
Taxonomy
Family: Orchidaceae
Habitat
Swampy woods, tamarack bogs.
Associates
Distribution
Circumboreal; south in North America to NJ, PA, IL, MO, and NM.
Morphology
Perennial to 30 cm, from a cluster of whitish, coralloid roots. Stems and flowers mostly yellow-green. Flowers 5-15, spur-less; sepals and lateral petals sometimes light purplish; lip with two small lateral lobes below the middle.
Notes
Flowers May to early July
Wetland Indicator: Facultative Wetland -
Specimens lacking purple spots on the lip, which includes those shown here, are considered to be var. verna (Nutt.).
References
Gleason, Henry A.
and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States
and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G.
Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov).
National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
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