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Merten's Coralroot - Corallorhiza mertensiana

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Native Species

Global Rank: G5
State Rank: S4
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General Description
Stems reddish, 15–40 cm. Inflorescence with 10 to 30 flowers; bracts 1–3 mm long. Flowers pink; sepals 6–10 mm long, forming a small sac-like spur at the base; upper petals clustered with the upper sepal, arching over the column; lip petal 6–9 mm long, with a pair of small lanceolate basal lobes. Capsule 10–25 mm long (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Species Range
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Range Comments
AK to CA, ID and WY (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).

Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 42

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Habitat
Moist, coniferous forest, often spruce/fir/lodgepole; valleys, montane (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).


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Citation for data on this website:
Merten's Coralroot — Corallorhiza mertensiana.  Montana Field Guide.  .  Retrieved on , from