Corallorhiza wisteriana

Corallorhiza wisteriana, the spring coralroot, arousing coralroot or Wister's coralroot, is a species of coralroot orchid. It is widespread through much of Mexico as well as parts of the United States (Rocky Mountains, Appalachians, the Southeast, and the Mississippi and Ohio Valleys).[1][2][3][4]

Corallorhiza wisteriana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Corallorhiza
Species:
C. wisteriana
Binomial name
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Conrad
Synonyms[1]
  • Corallorhiza punctata A.Rich. & Galeotti
  • Neottia punctata (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Kuntze
  • Corallorhiza elliptica Schltr.
  • Corallorhiza fimbriata Schltr.
  • Corallorhiza hortensis Suksd.
  • Corallorhiza wisteriana f. albolabia P.M.Br.
  • Corallorhiza wisteriana f. cooperi P.M.Br.

Spring coralroot blooms as early as December in Florida through early spring in other parts of the country. The flowers generally only last a few hours.

This plant prefers leaf litter in woodland areas and is mycotrophic.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Biota of North America Program, distribution map
  3. Flora of North America v 26 p 636, Corallorhiza wisteriana
  4. Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700.


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