Corallorhiza striata var. striata

IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Corallorhiza macraei A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 634.

Racemes 10–67 cm. Flowers 5–35, showy; sepals and petals open, spreading, usually not nodding; sepals 8–18 mm; petals 7–18 mm; lip 7–16.5 × 4.4–8.5 mm; column 4–6.5 mm. Capsules 12–30 mm. 2n = 42.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Coniferous, deciduous, and mixed woods, lakeshores, swamps
Elevation: 0–2600 m

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Ont., Que., Sask., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mich., Minn., Mont., Nev., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Oreg., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

A parasitic wasp (Pimplinae, Ichneumonidae) has been found visiting flowers and removing pollinia of Corallorhiza striata var. striata, our most striking and largest flowered coral-root (J. V. Freudenstein 1997).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
Lawrence K. Magrath +  and John V. Freudenstein +
Lindley +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, Ont. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Nev. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, N.Dak. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Tex. +, Utah +, Wash. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
0–2600 m +
Coniferous, deciduous, and mixed woods, lakeshores, swamps +
Flowering spring–early summer. +
Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Corallorhiza macraei +
Corallorhiza striata var. striata +
Corallorhiza striata +
variety +