Corallorhiza mertensiana
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| Internal ID | UUID644035d0b5bfb980324996 |
| Scientific name | Corallorhiza mertensiana |
| Authority | Bong. |
| First published in | Veg. Ins. Sitcha : 165 (1833) |
Description Top
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Corallorhiza mertensiana, also known as Pacific coralroot or Western coralroot, is a leafless, parasitic orchid found in the shady conifer forests of northwestern North America. It was previously considered a subspecies but was given species rank in 1997. The plant has a red to brownish purple stem and pink to reddish pink flowers with yellow to dark red veins. It is a nonphotosynthetic myco-heterotroph, receiving its nutrition from fungi that in turn receive nutrients from trees. It only associates with certain species of fungi and is found in damp, shady areas with rich soil. It can be found in the Cascades and Rocky Mountains, and has been observed growing with other plants such as Alnus tenuifolia and Gaultheria shallon.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Neottia mertensiana | Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 674 (1891) |
| Corallorhiza maculata subsp. mertensiana | (Bong.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor | Canad. J. Bot. 43: 1393 (1965) |
| Corallorhiza mertensiana f. albolabia | P.M.Br. | N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1(1): 9 (1995). |
| Corallorhiza mertensiana f. pallida | P.M.Br. | N. Amer. Native Orchid J. 1: 197 (1995) |
| Corallorhiza purpurea | L.O.Williams | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 59: 427 (1932) |
| Corallorhiza vancouveriana | Finet | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 56: 100 (1909) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | pacific coralroot |
| English | western coralroot |
| Spanish | corallorhiza vancouveriana |
| Spanish | corallorhiza maculata subsp. mertensiana |
| Spanish | neottia mertensiana |
| Spanish | corallorhiza mertensiana f. pallida |
| Spanish | corallorhiza maculata subsp mertensiana |
| Spanish | corallorhiza mertensiana f albolabia |
| Spanish | corallorhiza mertensiana f pallida |
| Spanish | corallorhiza mertensiana f. albolabia |
| Spanish | corallorhiza purpurea |
| French | corallorhize de l'ouest |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000924348 |
| Canadensys | 6846 |
| USDA Plants | COME17 |
| Tropicos | 23500131 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65125-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-47059 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 738198 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 459588 |
| Nature Serve | 2.160518 |
| IPNI | 65125-2 |
| iNaturalist | 49444 |
| GBIF | 2797342 |
| Freebase | /m/047q54c |
| EOL | 1092009 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 2330 |
| Wikipedia | Corallorhiza_mertensiana |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |