Corallorhiza wisteriana
spring coralroot orchid, spring coralroot, early southern coral-root, wister's coral-root, yellow coral-root, arousing coral-root
Family
Orchidaceae
Leaf Type
simple
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
brown, green, purple, yellow
Flower Petals
3
Flower Month
January - July
Height (meters)
0.1 - 0.4
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Habitat
Damp woods, oak-hickory and pine-spruce woods, in stony soil or decaying litter. Swamp forests and rich ravines, on upland forested slopes, in cedar brakes, canyons, and on river bluffs.