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Corallorhiza bentleyi

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Corallorhiza bentleyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Maxillarieae
Subtribe:
Corallorhizinae
Genus:
Corallorhiza
Species:
C. bentleyi
Binomial name
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]

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. ^ a b Freudenstein, J.V. 1999. A new species of Corallorhiza (Orchidaceae) from West Virginia, U.S.A. Novon 9:511-513.
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