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Western Coralroot

Corallorhiza maculata ssp. mertensiana

Photo by JeanSawatzky
Published on Project Noah
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49.1206, -122.128

Field Notes

Description:

My plant book lists it as a perennial saprophyte.
It is a myco-heterotroph. It parasites fungi that are in mycorrhizal relationships with vascular plants.

Habitat:

Pacific temperate rain forest in heavy shade on Sumas Mountain.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
EdwardNathanReulbachJr.
gorgeous grouping. I see the spotted coral root here but never in the size you have in this photo, usually only 1 or 2 stems.

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Flowers of North America
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PublishedJuly 7, 2011

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