Corallorhiza bentleyi explained

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]

External links

• US Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Go Orchids, North American Orchid Conservation Center
• Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=47022 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101532 Flora of North America v 26 p 634, Corallorhiza bentleyi
3. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Corallorhiza%20bentleyi.png Biota of North America Program, distribution map for Corallorhiza bentleyi
4. https://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/3392151?uid=3739888&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21103370960913 Freudenstein, J.V. 1999. A new species of Corallorhiza (Orchidaceae) from West Virginia, U.S.A. Novon 9:511-513.