From Hike to University Falls 5/20/14 H314









Spotted coralroot
(Corallorhiza maculata)

This is is a coralroot orchid flower.

This orchid is a myco-heterotroph; it lacks chlorophyll and gets food by parasitizing the mycelium of fungi in the family Russulaceae. The rhizome and lower stem are often knotted into branched coral shapes. The stem is usually red or brown in color, but occasionally comes in a light yellow or cream color. There are no leaves and no photosynthetic green tissues. The stalklike stems bear dark red scales and intricate orchid flowers. (From Wikipedia)

Several Native American groups historically used the orchid's stems dried and brewed as a tea for such maladies as colds, pneumonia, and skin irritation.

The Corallorhiza macluata is also the topic of the poem On Going Unnoticed by Robert Frost.



From Hamilton Mt. 6/3/14 H320





Coral roots are orchids that are myco-heterotroph; they lack chlorophyll and they get food by parasitizing the mycelium of fungi in the family Russulaceae.

The coral root gets it food from the fungi and the fungi gets its food from the roots of tree.

The Corallorhiza macluata is also the topic of the poem On Going Unnoticed by Robert Frost.


From Hike along Dog River 6/10/14 H323



Coralroot
Orchid family
(Corallorhiza)

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From Hamiton Mt. H320

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From Hike along Dog River 6/10/14 H323

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