Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. 1817 Photo courtesy of Eric Hunt.

Another Plant Photo courtesy of Scott McGregor

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Common Name Spottted Coral-Root

Flower Size 1/2" [1.25 cm]

Found from Canada south to Guatemala as a medium to large sized, cool to cold growing, saprophytic, leafless terrestrial, blooming on an erect, 6 to 30" [15 to 75 cm] long, racemose, many [to 50] flowered, reddish inflorescence arising out of the ground occuring mostly in the summer through fall and is found in moist shady woods on rocky slopes in rich decaying humus and rotten leaves up to elevations of 3700 meters. It's common name is the Spotted Coral-root.

Synonyms *Cladorhiza maculata Raf. 1817; Corallorrhiza grabhamii Cockerell 1903; Corallorrhiza leimbachiana Suksd. 1906; Corallorhiza maculata Greene 1906; Corallorrhiza maculata f. aurea P.M.Br. 1995; Corallorrhiza maculata f. immaculata (M.Peck) J.T.Howell 1970; Corallorrhiza maculata f. rubra P.M.Br. 1995; Corallorrhiza maculata var. flavida (M.Peck) Cockerell 1916; Corallorrhiza maculata var. immaculata M.Peck 1950; Corallorrhiza maculata var. intermedia Farw. 1917; Corallorrhiza maculata var. mexicana (Lindl.) Freudenst. 1997; Corallorrhiza maculata var. occidentalis (Lindl.) Ames 1924; Corallorrhiza maculata var. ozettensis Tischer 2001; Corallorrhiza maculata var. punicea Bartlett 1922; Corallorrhiza mexicana Lindley 1840; Corallorhiza multiflora Nutt. 1823; Corallorrhiza multiflora var. flavida M.Peck 1897; Corallorrhiza multiflora var. occidentalis Lindl. 1840 ; Neottia mexicana (Lindl.) Kuntze 1891; Neottia multiflora (Nutt.) Kuntze 1891

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Flora Novo-Galaciana Vol 16 McVaugh 1985

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Corallorhiza maculata (Rafinesque) Rafinesque var. occidentalis (Lindley) Ames forma immaculata (Peck) Howell Photo courtesy of Joseph Dougherty

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Common Name Western Spottted Coral-Root

A variety of the previous species.

Synonyms Corallorrhiza grabhamii Cockerell 1903; Corallorrhiza leimbachiana Suksd. 1906; Corallorrhiza multiflora var. occidentalis Lindl. 1840