Striped coralroot
Corallorhiza striata

Family: Orchidaceae

Habitat: Moist uplands across northern Michigan.

Form: Herb

Flower: Orchid

Foliage: Pink to purple color, scale-like leaves.

Notes: Like most orchids, has symbiotic mycorrhizal fungal associates in its roots.

Found in northern and western US and across southern Canada.

Striped coralroot
Corallorhiza striata

 


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