Corallorhiza odontorhiza is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Late Coral Root.
Specifically, a scientific name includes at least two names. The first part is the genus of the coral root orchids, Corallorhiza. The second part is the species of toothed root orchids within that genus, odontorhiza. This scientific name also may be found linked with the Autumn Coral Root and the Small Coral Root, which are other common names for the very same plant.
Corallorhiza odontorhiza is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Small Coral Root.Specifically, a scientific name includes at least two names. The first part is the genus of the coral root orchids, Corallorhiza. The second part is the species of toothed root orchids within that genus, odontorhiza. This scientific name also may be found linked with the Autumn Coral Root and the Late Coral Root, which are other common names for the very same plant.
Corallorhiza maculata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Spotted Coral Root.Specifically, the scientific name has at least two parts. The first identifies the genus as that of the coral rooted wild orchids, Corallorhiza. The second identifies the species as having spots, maculata. Other common names include Large Coral Root and Many-flowered Coral Root.
Predominantly east of the Mississippi is the range of the Late Coral Root (Corallorhiza odontorhiza).Specifically, the wild orchid grows as far northeastward as Maine. It is found as far southeastward as Florida. It ranges as far southwestward as Texas and as far northwestward as across the Mississippi and into southeastern Nebraska.
August to October is the bloom time of the Late Coral Root (Corallorhiza odontorhiza).Specifically, this wild orchid blooms from late summer into mid-autumn. It is easy to pass by before, during and after the bloom. For example, its small flowers tend not to open at all on this slender plant whose colors harmonize with its surroundings.
Corallorhiza maculata is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Many-flowered Coral Root.Specifically, the scientific name has at least two parts. The first identifies the genus as that of coral root wild orchids, Corallorhiza. The second identifies the species as spotted, maculata. Other common names include Large and Spotted Coral Root Orchids.
Corallorhiza wisteriana is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of Wister's Coral Root Orchid.Specifically, the scientific name comprises at least two words. The first word identifies the genus as the coral root orchids, Corallorhiza. The second indicates that the species honors its discoverer, Charles J. Wister (1782-1865). The name also is applied to the plant's other popular common names: Early Southern Coral Root and Spring Coral Root Orchids.
Purple is the bloom color of the Late Coral Root (Corallorhiza odontorhiza).Specifically, the sepals and side petals exhibit purple tinting on a range of colors from pale green to yellow. They form a hood over this wild orchid's short lip. Purple streaks the lip's otherwise white surface.
Corallorhiza trifida is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Early Coral Root Orchid.Specifically, a scientific name combines at least two words. The first word describes the genus as that of the coral rooted orchids, Corallorhiza. The second word identifies the species as having a three lobe lip, trifida.
Corallorhiza trifida is the scientific, Latin or binomial name of the Northern Coral Root Orchid.Specifically, a scientific name comprises at least two words. The first word indicates that the genus is that of the coral rooted orchids, Corallorhiza. The second word pinpoints the species' characteristic three lobe lip, trifida.
Dry woodlands is the habitat of the Late Coral Root (Corallorhiza odontorhiza).Specifically, this wild orchid can tolerate drought. It likes the nutrient rich soils that form from decomposing leaf litter in woodlands. It also prefers the filtered light in such environments of layered growth of vegetation from ground level up through the tree canopy.
Late March to May is the bloom time of the Spring Coral Root Orchid (Corallorhiza wisteriana).Specifically, this wild orchid blooms from early spring until early summer. The plant body parts merge seamlessly with their woodsy surroundings. But the white spotted bloom stands out in the plant's shaded environment.
August to October is the bloom time of the Small Coral Root (Corallorhiza odontorhiza).Specifically, this wild orchid blooms from late summer through about halfway into fall. It is easy to pass by before, during and after the bloom. The small flowers tend not to open at all on this slender wild orchid whose colors harmonize with its surroundings.