species 27 observations

Bentley's Coralroot

Corallorhiza bentleyi

Field notes

Corallorhiza bentleyi is a rare species of orchid known to grow solely in mountainous deciduous forests of Virginia and West Virginia, United States. It was undescribed until 1999.

It is a parasitic plant, with yellow to reddish stems and cleistogamous flowers.

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Key traits

From USDA PLANTS.