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Cressler, Alan

Corallorhiza odontorhiza

Corallorhiza odontorhiza (Willd.) Poir.

Autumn Coralroot, Late Coralroot, Fall Coral Root, Late Southern Coral Root, Small Coral Root, Small-flowered Coral Root, Chicken Toe, Turkey Claw, Dragon's Claw, Fever Root, Crawley Root, Crawley

Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)

Synonym(s): Corallorrhiza odontorhiza

USDA Symbol: cood7

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

The orchids of genus Corallorhiza have no chlorophyll and are mycoheterotrophic; that is, they utilize fungi to parasitize the roots of other plants. Corallorhiza odontorhiza has flowers less than 1/5 of an inch (5 mm) long, appearing from late August to October.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green , Purple , Brown
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD , ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV
Canada: ON

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Sun , Part Shade , Shade
Soil Moisture: Dry , Moist

Mr. Smarty Plants says

Weird-looking rootless plant, perhaps a fungus
August 23, 2008
While out it my backyard (i.e. the Black Hills of South Dakota), I spotted a weird-looking rootless plant (I think it may be a fungus) growing beneath the Ponderosa Pines. It was the only one in the a...
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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Corallorhiza odontorhiza in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Corallorhiza odontorhiza in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Corallorhiza odontorhiza

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-24
Research By: TWC Staff

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