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Pictured: Corallorhiza maculata — the species. This variety isn’t separately illustrated.
Orchidaceae family
Summer Coralroot (var. maculata) Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata variety
Native
Summer Coralroot (var. maculata) is a perennial wildflower native to Canada, the lower 48 states, and Saint-Pierre & Miquelon.
More about this plant
Corallorhiza maculata, or spotted coralroot, is a North American coralroot orchid. It has three varieties: C. maculata var. occidentalis, C. maculata var. maculata, and C. maculata var. mexicana. It is widespread through Mexico, Guatemala, Canada, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and much of the western and northern United States. It grows mostly in montane woodlands. Wikipedia →
Growing & care
USDA PLANTS · TRY Conditions
Sources · Conditions
Cold hardiness (derived) — Hardiness
- Hardiness
- ≥ zone 5 derived from its U.S. range
Size & form
Sources · Size & form
USDA PLANTS — Lifespan
- Lifespan
- Perennial
In the garden
Herb layer — Sits in the herb of a layered food forest or polyculture.Open guide →
derived roles
Species characteristics from USDA PLANTS (public domain) + TRY (CC BY) — general guidance, not a
guarantee for your exact site. Deer "browsing" is documented palatability, not a deer-proof claim.
Related plants
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Autumn Coralroot
Corallorhiza odontorhiza
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Bentley's Coralroot
Corallorhiza bentleyi
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Hooded Coralroot
Corallorhiza striata
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Pacific Coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana
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Spring Coralroot
Corallorhiza wisteriana
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Yellow Coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida
○○○○○ Same genus / family, ranked by ecological value — from the PlantKey catalog
Sources for this entry (10) Open & cited
[01] Scientific name & family — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[02] Growth habit & duration — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[03] Native status & distribution — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503)
[04] Common name — USDA PLANTS (via GBIF)
[05] Invasive / introduced status — USDA PLANTS (DwCA, Zenodo 17903503) — native status
[06] Description — Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
[07] Conservation rank — NatureServe Explorer (CC BY)
[08] Cold hardiness (derived) — Derived from U.S. range × USDA PHZM zones
[09] Chromosomes — ChromoDB — IAPT/IOPB chromosome data series (Zenodo, CC BY 4.0)
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