Corallorhiza mertensiana

Pacific coralroot
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Maxillarieae
Subtribe: Corallorhizinae
Genus: Corallorhiza
Species: C. mertensiana
Binomial name
Corallorhiza mertensiana
Bong.
Synonyms[1]
  • Neottia mertensiana (Bong.) Kuntze
  • Corallorhiza maculata subsp. mertensiana (Bong.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
  • Corallorhiza vancouveriana Finet
  • Corallorhiza purpurea L.O.Williams
  • Corallorhiza mertensiana f. albolabia P.M.Br.
  • Corallorhiza mertensiana f. pallida P.M.Br.

Corallorhiza mertensiana, or Pacific coralroot, is a coralroot orchid native to the shady conifer forests of northwestern North America. It has been reported from Alaska (including the Aleutians), Alberta, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Idaho, California and Wyoming.[1][2][3]

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