Corallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein

Locations ofCorallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein in Virginia

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Family
Orchidaceae
Botanical Name
Corallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein
Common Name
Bentley's Coralroot
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Corallorhiza bentleyi Freudenstein
Comments
This newly described species was first found in Monroe Co., W. Va. by Stan Bentley of Pulaski and subsequently named for him (Novon 9:511 (1999)). Flowers are often cleistogamous; its yellow or red, pointed lip and glossy capsules are diagnostic. Corallorhiza bentleyi is a narrow, Central Appalachian endemic known only from eastern West Virginia and western Virginia. Populations in Alleghany and Bath counties are unvouchered and hence unmapped.
Habitat
Dry-mesic to mesic forests, especially by roadsides. Rare in the wc. mountains, from Giles County north to Bath County.
Native Status
Native

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