Corallorhiza striata var. striata
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Corallorhiza macraei A. Gray
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 634.
Racemes 10–67 cm. Flowers 5–35, showy; sepals and petals open, spreading, usually not nodding; sepals 8–18 mm; petals 7–18 mm; lip 7–16.5 × 4.4–8.5 mm; column 4–6.5 mm. Capsules 12–30 mm. 2n = 42.
Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Coniferous, deciduous, and mixed woods, lakeshores, swamps
Elevation: 0–2600 m
Distribution
Alta., B.C., Man., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), Ont., Que., Sask., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mich., Minn., Mont., Nev., N.Mex., N.Y., N.Dak., Oreg., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wash., Wis., Wyo.
Discussion
A parasitic wasp (Pimplinae, Ichneumonidae) has been found visiting flowers and removing pollinia of Corallorhiza striata var. striata, our most striking and largest flowered coral-root (J. V. Freudenstein 1997).
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.