coralroots

genus Corallorhiza

Member of lower epidendroid orchids (subfamily Epidendroideae)
orchid family (family Orchidaceae)
monocots (class Liliopsida)
flowering plants (subphylum Angiospermae)

There are no other wild species of this genus in the bay area.

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pacific coralroot
Corallorhiza mertensiana

• no stripes
• lip with 2 lateral lobes; lobes are acute, prominent or not
• very rare

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2 observed taxons / 1 unobserved taxon / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 12 (10 are research grade)

Locations:

• Castle Rock SP: 4
• Russian Ridge OSP: 2
• Almaden Quicksilver CP
• El Corte de Madera OSP
• Nisene Marks SP
• Pescadero Creek CP
• Waterdog Lake & Open Space
• Wilder Ranch SP

Months:

• Mar.: 2
• Apr.: 2
• May: 3
• Jun.: 3
• Jul.: 1
• Aug.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora