Corallorhiza odontorhiza var. pringlei
Harvard Pap. Bot. 1(10): 24. 1997.
Basionym: Corallorhiza pringlei Greenman Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 33: 475. 1898
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Mentioned on page 635.
Flowers: perianth open; lip similar to petals (narrowly obovate-spatulate), 2.7–4.6 × 2–3.7 mm; column 1.8–2.4 × 0.8–1.7 mm, base with 2 prominent auricles on adaxial surface; stigmatic surface 0.3–0.5 × 0.7–1 mm.
Phenology: Flowering late summer–fall.
Habitat: Rich deciduous woods, mixed woods, and conifer plantations
Elevation: 0–2800 m
Distribution
Ont., Conn., Ga., Ind., Iowa, Mich., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Pa., Tenn., Wis., Mexico, Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua).
Discussion
In Corallorhiza odontorhiza both chasmogamous and cleistogamous flowers exist; they occur on separate plants, although sometimes in the same populations. The cleistogamous form is by far the more frequent.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.