Corallorhiza maculata

Classification	Monocots
Family	Orchidaceae
Family (Traditional)	Orchidaceae
Genus	Corallorhiza
Species:	Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.
Common Name	Summer Coralroot
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Leaf Arrangement: absent; Leaf Complexity: absent; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: N/A (leaves absent); Leaf Rank: N/A; Leaf Type: absent; Leaf Venation: N/A; Leaflet Margins: N/A; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Pollinium; Base Flower Color: Red; Base Flower Color: White; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: raceme; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 13+; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 3; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: Yes; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 2; Tepal Fusion: No; Tepal Number: 6
C value	7
Status	Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[S1] KY[S1] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. var. maculata

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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Cladorhiza maculata	Cladorhiza maculata
Corallorhiza multiflora var. occidentalis	Corallorhiza multiflora var. occidentalis Lindl.
Corallorrhiza maculata	Corallorrhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Harlan (KY), Logan (KY), Cannon (TN), Carter (TN), Putnam (TN), Shelby (TN), Sullivan (TN), Warren (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: EKY, ETSU, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100112216	Harlan	Kentucky		J. R. MacGregor	EKY Corallorhiza maculata
31234100107927	Logan	Kentucky		Elizabeth M. Browne	EKY Corallorrhiza maculata
ETSU010045	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Corallorhiza maculata
ETSU010044	Carter	Tennessee			ETSU Corallorhiza maculata
TENN-V-0074497	Carter	Tennessee			TENN Corallorhiza maculata
TENN-V-0074580	Logan	Kentucky			TENN Corallorhiza maculata
HTTU010834	Putnam	Tennessee			HTTU Corallorrhiza maculata
HTTU022196		Tennessee			HTTU Corallorhiza maculata
HTTU022195		Tennessee			HTTU Corallorhiza maculata
MTSU002617	Cannon	Tennessee	2007	Leonela Carriedo 43	MTSU Corallorhiza maculata
MTSU002612	Warren	Tennessee	1976	Richard D. Martin 23	MTSU Corallorhiza maculata
SWMT00568	Shelby	Tennessee		Mary Ann Minderman	SWMT Corallorhiza maculata
SWMT00571	Shelby	Tennessee		W. W. W.	SWMT Corallorhiza maculata
ETSU010043	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Corallorhiza maculata

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