A Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Washington State
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Orchidaceae » Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis
Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. var. occidentalis (Lindl.) Ames[FNA26, HC2]
western spotted coralroot
Publication: Enum. Orchids U.S. & Canada. 22. 1924.
Origin: Native
Herbarium search: CPNWH
Notes: Taxonomy follows FNA. Varieties weakly defined,intergradient with broadly overlapping ranges, and need more study. Variety occidentalis is reported to flower 2-4 weeks earlier than var. maculata.
References:
» Freudenstein, J. V. and J. J. Doyle. 1994. Plastid DNA, morphological variation, and the phylogenetic species concept: the Corallorhiza maculata (Orchidaceae) complex. Systematic Botany 19: 273-290.
Last updated 3/8/2021 by David Giblin.
Synonyms & Misapplied Names:
Corallorhiza grab-hamii Cockerell
Corallorhiza leimbachiana Suksd.
Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf. ssp. occidentalis (Lindl.) Cockerell
Corallorhiza multiflora Nutt. var. occidentalis Lindl.
