Corallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein. Phen: Late Jul-Aug. Hab: Dry-mesic to mesic forests. Dist: E. WV (Monroe and Pocahontas counties) and w. VA (Giles, Alleghany, and Bath counties).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Corallorhiza bentleyi was named in 1999 and at the time of publication from only a single population (Freudenstein 1999b). It is most closely related to C. involuta Greenman of Mexico, a component of the C. striata Lindley complex of w. and n. North America.
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, Va, Freudenstein (1999b); = n/a – C, F, G
Links to other floras: = Corallorhiza bentleyi - FNA26
Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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