Calflora
Taxon  Report   2333 
Corallorhiza trifida  Chatel.
Northern coral root,  Yellow coralroot
Corallorhiza trifida
© 2008 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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Corallorhiza trifida
© 2014 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
Corallorhiza trifida
© 2014 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
Corallorhiza trifida, a monocot, is a perennial herb (rhizomatous) that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond, (questionable).
It is included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 2B.1 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere).   7th Edition  /  8th Edition

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Corallorhiza trifida
© 2014 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
Family: ORCHIDACEAE  
Genus: Corallorhiza
Communities:
Yellow Pine Forest, wetland-riparian
Habitat: meadows, edges [CNPS Inventory]
Wetlands:Usually occurs in wetlands, but occasionally found in non wetlands [U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.]
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Name Status:
Accepted by TJM2 + CNPS + PLANTS + JM93
 Alternate Names:
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PLANTS: Corallorhiza corallorhiza
PLANTS: Corallorhiza trifida var. verna
PLANTS: Corallorrhiza corallorrhiza
PLANTS: Corallorrhiza trifida var. verna
PLANTS: Corallorrhiza trifida
More information about  Corallorhiza trifida
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

Original Publication citation (ITIS)

USDA PLANTS Profile (COTR18)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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