PLANTS Profile for Corallorhiza mertensiana (Pacific coralroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.
Pacific coralroot

Symbol:

COME17

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Orchidaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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©Gary A. Monroe. United States, OR, Jackson Co. Mount Ashland vicinity. July 8, 2006. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.

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Synonyms:
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.

COMAM6	Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. ssp. mertensiana (Bong.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
COMAM4	Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. ssp. mertensiana (Bong.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor, orth. var.
COME4	Corallorrhiza mertensiana Bong., orth. var.	Pacific coralroot

Distribution:
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.


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USA (AK, CA, ID, MT, OR, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC)

Related Taxa:
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.

View 126 genera in Orchidaceae, 7 species in Corallorhiza

Classification:
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Orchidales
Family	Orchidaceae – Orchid family
Genus	Corallorhiza Gagnebin, orth. cons. – coralroot
Species	Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong. – Pacific coralroot

More Accounts and Images:
Corallorhiza mertensiana Bong.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/22/2013 08:16 AM CDT