STRIPED CORALROOT

Class: Corallorhiza striata

Family: ORCHID FAMILY

Sub Family: Orchidaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Bigelow's Coralroot, Madder-stripes

Colour: Brownish-purple

Height: 15-50 cm (6-20")

Each Flower: Has broad oval, biscuit to purple lip with darker purple stripes; upper sepal and 2 lateral petals rounded-oblong, biscuit-coloured with fine purple stripes, arching forward, almost forming shallow hood; 2 lateral incurved sepals, similar in shape and colour

Leaves: None

Stems: May be dark and reddish-purple or pinkish with a few similar-coloured bracts

Blooming Period: April - August

Habitat: Moist, shady coniferous forests

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Saprophyte