Corallorhiza bentleyi
| Corallorhiza bentleyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Corallorhiza |
| Species: | C. bentleyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Corallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein
| |
Corallorhiza bentleyi is a rare species of orchid known to grow solely in mountainous deciduous forests of Virginia and West Virginia, United States.[1][2][3] It was undescribed until 1999.[4]
It is a parasitic plant, with yellow to reddish stems and cleistogamous flowers.[4]
References
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 634, Corallorhiza bentleyi
- ^ Biota of North America Program, distribution map for Corallorhiza bentleyi
- ^ a b Freudenstein, J.V. 1999. A new species of Corallorhiza (Orchidaceae) from West Virginia, U.S.A. Novon 9:511-513.
