Corallorhiza bentleyi

Corallorhiza bentleyi is a rare species of orchid known deciduous forests in the mountains of Virginia and West Virginia.[1][2][3] It was undescribed until 1999.[4]

Corallorhiza bentleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Corallorhiza
Species:
C. bentleyi
Binomial name
Corallorhiza bentleyi
Freudenstein

It is a parasitic plant, with yellow to reddish stems and cleistogamous flowers.[4]

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of North America v 26 p 634, Corallorhiza bentleyi
  3. Biota of North America Program, distribution map for Corallorhiza bentleyi
  4. Freudenstein, J.V. 1999. A new species of Corallorhiza (Orchidaceae) from West Virginia, U.S.A. Novon 9:511-513.
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