Pacific coralroot (Corallorhiza mertensiana)
Corallorhiza mertensiana is a myco-heterotrophic orchid, lacking chlorophyll and relying on fungi. This reddish-purple plant is found in western North American.
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Synonyms
Corallorhiza purpurea L.O.Williams
Corallorhiza vancouveriana Finet
Neottia mertensiana (Bong.) Kuntze
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classLiliopsida
- orderAsparagales
- familyOrchidaceae
- genusCorallorhiza
- speciesCorallorhiza mertensiana