Corallorhiza trifida Chatelain
yellow coralroot
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
yellow coralroot
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Larry Halverson (Photo ID #81436)
Species Information
General:
Perennial, saprophytic herb from coral-like rhizomes; stems 8-20 (30) cm tall, yellowish to greenish, smooth.
Leaves:
Bractlike, sheathing, 2 to 5.
Flowers:
Inflorescence a terminal raceme of 3 to 20 short-stalked, spreading flowers, the bracts scalelike; sepals usually white or yellowish, lanceolate to oblanceolate, 4.5-6 mm long, usually 1-veined, the lower curved forward; lateral petals sepal-like, but slightly shorter and wider; lip oblong, 3-4.5 mm long, white, sometimes faintly red-spotted, the base usually short-lobed or toothed, vaguely toothed beyond the middle; column 2.5-6 mm long, white or yellowish.
Fruits:
Capsules, ellipsoid, drooping, 8-14 mm long.
Illustration
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
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Corallorhiza trifida
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1005 | 8 | 1910 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
15 | 0 | 205 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
348 | 0 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
260 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BWBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BWBS(71), CWH(1), ESSF(20), ICH(22), IDF(17), MH(1), MS(26), SBPS(12), SBS(56), SWB(4) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist to mesic coniferous and mixed forests in the steppe and montane zones; frequent throughout BC east of the Coast-Cascade Mountains; circumpolar, N to AK, YT and NT, E to NF and S to ME, MA, PA, WV, OH, IL, MN, SD, NM, UT, NV and CA; Greenland, Iceland, and Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Corallorhiza corallorhiza (L.) Karst.
Corallorhiza trifida var. verna (Nutt.) Fern.
Corallorrhiza corallorrhiza (L.) Karst. [orthographic variant]
Corallorrhiza trifida Chatelain [orthographic variant]
Corallorrhiza trifida var. verna (Nutt.) Fern. [orthographic variant]