
''Corallorhiza mertensiana'', or Pacific coralroot, is a coralroot orchid native to the shady conifer forests of northwestern North America. It also goes by the common names Western coralroot and Mertens' coralroot. ''Corallorhiza mertensiana'' was previously considered a subspecies of ''Corallorhiza maculata'' but was given species rank in 1997 by Freudenstein.
Similar species: Agaves, Aloes, Onions

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Uploaded Jul 9, 2019. Captured Jul 8, 2019 15:46 in Hanks Beach, hanks beach cortes island, Canada.