Corallorhiza mertensiana
Mertens' Coralroot, Pacific Coralroot
Other regional names: Western Coralroot
- Western Coralroot
Also known as: Corallorhiza maculata subsp. mertensiana (Bong.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor +7 more
- Corallorhiza maculata subsp. mertensiana (Bong.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
- Corallorhiza mertensiana f. albolabia P.M.Br.
- Corallorhiza mertensiana f. pallida P.M.Br.
- Corallorhiza purpurea L.O.Williams
- Corallorhiza vancouveriana Finet
- Corallorrhiza maculata subsp. mertensiana (Bong.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor
- Corallorrhiza mertensiana Bong.
- Neottia mertensiana (Bong.) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a holomycotrophic rhizomatous geophyte.
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Corallorhiza mertensiana (commonly known as Mertens' coralroot or Pacific coralroot) is a rhizomatous orchid within the Orchidaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Northwestern U.S.A., Southwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming