General:
Perennial, saprophytic herb from coral-like rhizomes; stems (15) 20-55 cm tall, red to yellow-brown, smooth.
Leaves:
Bractlike and sheathing.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal raceme of 10 to 40 short-stalked, erect to spreading and ultimately bent back flowers, the bracts scalelike; sepals usually the same colour as stem, oblong to lanceolate, 5.5-10 mm long, the lower spreading; lateral petals deep pink to red, sometimes dark-spotted; lip 5-7 mm long, white, red- to purple-spotted, base with 2 lateral lobes, larger terminal lobe irregularly fine-toothed; spur less than 2.5 mm long; column 3-5 mm long, curved over lip, yellowish, purple-spotted.
Fruits:
Capsules, egg-shaped, drooping, 15-20 mm long.
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Scientific Name | Origin Status | Provincial Status | BC List (Red Blue List) | COSEWIC |
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Corallorhiza maculata var. maculata | Native | S3S5 | Yellow | Not Listed |
Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis | Native | S5 | Yellow | Not Listed |
Corallorhiza maculata var. ozettensis | Native | S3 | Blue | Not Listed |
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Corallorhiza maculata var. flavida (M. Peck) Cockerell
Corallorhiza multiflora Nutt.
Corallorrhiza maculata var. flavida (M. Peck) Cockerell, orth. var.
Corallorrhiza maculata var. maculata (Raf.) Raf., orth. var.
Corallorrhiza multiflora Nutt., orth. var.