Corallorhiza wisteriana (Wister’s Coral Root Orchid)
Orchidaceae (Orchid Family)
Montane. Aspen and Pine.
Rafinesque named this Orchid in 1833.
The word "corallorhiza", from the Greek word "korallion" meaning “coral” and "rhiza" meaning “root”, refers to the coral-like appearance of the underground rhizomes. "Wisteriana" is for Charles J. Wister, an American Botanist who discovered this Orchid.

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