SPOTTED CORALROOT

Class: Corallorhiza maculata subsp. maculata

Family: ORCHID FAMILY

Sub Family: Orchidaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Large Coral-root, Mottled Coralroot

Colour: Pinkish-purple

Height: 20-46 cm (8-18")

Each Flower: 1.3 cm (1/2") long; broad, white purple-spotted lip up to 9 mm (3/8") long, 3-lobed at tip; sepals and petals all alike, purplish, may be purple-spotted; petals may be shorter than sepals

Leaves: None

Stems: Reddish to pinkish-purple, with several sheathing bracts

Blooming Period: May - August

Habitat: Dry to moist forests, sometimes on dry, open ground

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Saprophyte