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Orchidaceae
Corallorhiza

not marked as a favorite taxon Corallorhiza maculata (Rafinesque) Rafinesque var. occidentalis (Lindley) Ames. Common name: Western Spotted Coralroot. Phenology: Early Jun-Jul. Habitat: Moist forests. Distribution: Var. occidentalis (Lindley) Ames has a distribution similar to var. maculata, except that in the east it ranges south only to Pennsylvania, s. Ontario, and Wisconsin, with disjunct populations in e. West Virginia (Pocahontas County; Morton et al. 2004) and Virginia.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA26, Il, K4, Mi, NE, NS, NY, POWO, Va, Freudenstein (1997); < Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. — C, F, G, K1, Pa, RAB, S13, Tx, W, WV, Correll (1950), Luer (1975); < Corallorrhiza maculata — S, orthographic variant. Basionym: Corallorhiza multiflora Nuttall var. occidentalis Lindley 1830-1840

Links to other floras: = Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 2

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