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Striped Coralroot - Corallorhiza striata
Native Species
Global Rank:
G5
State Rank:
S4
C-value:
5
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General Description
Stems purple, 10–45 cm. Inflorescence with 7 to 25 flowers; bracts 2.5–5 mm long. Flowers: sepals and upper petals 9–16 mm long, cupped forward, white with purple longitudinal stripes; lip petal 8–12 mm long, white, purple-stripped, unlobed, with 2 bumps on the inner surface at the base. Capsule 12–25 mm long (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Our plants are variety
striata.
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
BC to NL south to CA, AZ, NM, TX and Mexico (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 149
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References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Barrett C.F., Freudenstein J.V., Lee Taylor D., and Koljalg U. 2010. "Rangewide analysis of fungal associations in the fully mycoheterotrophic Corallorhiza striata complex (Orchidaceae) reveals extreme specificity on ectomycorrhizal Tomentella (Thelephoraceae) across North America". American Journal of Botany. 97 (4): 628-643.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
- Martinka, R.R. 1970. Structural characteristics and ecological relationships of male blue grouse (Dendragapus obscurus (Say)) territories in southwestern Montana. Ph.D Dissertation. Bozeman, MT: Montana State University. 73 p.
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