familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae
tribeOrchidaceae tribe Cymbidieae
subtribeOrchidaceae (tribe Cymbidieae) subtribe Corallorhizinae
genusCorallorhiza
speciesCorallorhiza maculata
varietyCorallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis

Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis

(Lindley) Ames

Enum. Orchids U.S. & Canada, 22. 1924.

Lawrence K. Magrath, John V. Freudenstein
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Corallorhiza multiflora var. occidentalis Lindley Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl., 534. 1840
Synonyms: Corallorhiza grab-hamii Cockerell Corallorhiza leimbachiana Suksdorf Corallorhiza maculata subsp. occidentalis (Lindley) Cockerell Corallorhiza maculata var. fusca H. H. Bartlett Corallorhiza maculata var. immaculata M. Peck Corallorhiza maculata var. intermedia Farwell Corallorhiza maculata var. punicea Bartlett Corallorhiza multiflora var. flavida Peck
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26.
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Illustrator: Barbara Alongi

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Inflorescences: floral bracts averaging 1–2.8 mm, often forked. Flowers: middle lobe of lip distinctly expanded, ratio of width of dilated part to base of middle lobe greater than than 1.5; column curved, 3.5–7.8 × 1–1.3 mm at stigma; stigmatic surface oblong-pentagonal, 0.8 × 1.3 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Coniferous and mixed woods, and conifer plantations
Elevation: 0–3700 m

Distribution

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St. Pierre and Miquelon (variety unconfirmed), Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ariz., Calif., Colo., Conn., Idaho, Ill., Maine, Mass., Mich., Minn., Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.H., N.Mex., N.Y., Oreg., Pa., S.Dak., Utah, Vt., Va., Wash., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Where they occur together, Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis typically flowers 2–4 weeks earlier than C. maculata var. maculata.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thin" is not a number.

... more about "Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis"
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2n chromosome quantity
42 +
Anther architecture
operculate +
Anther arrangement
separating +
Anther arrangement or orientation
incumbent +
Anther reproduction
self-pollination +
Apex shape
acute +  and nearly obtuse +
Auricle development
developed +
Author
Lawrence K. Magrath +  and John V. Freudenstein +
Authority
(Lindley) Ames +
Basal lamella fusion
distinct +
Basal lamella quantity
2 +
Base architecture
not bulbous +
Base quantity
1.5 +
Basionyms
Corallorhiza multiflora var. occidentalis +
Berry dehiscence
indehiscent +
Between pedicel and peduncle layer life cycle
abscission +
Blade architecture
not +  and articulate +
Blade arrangement
conduplicate +  and plicate +
Blade shape
flattened +, triangular +  and cylindric +
Bract architecture or shape
sheathing +
Bract quantity
3;4 +
Bract shape
tubular +
Bract size
reduced +
Capsule length
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
Capsule orientation
pendulous +
Capsule shape
ellipsoid +
Capsule width
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br />) +
Column coloration
spotted with purple +  and whitish yellow +
Column course
curved +
Column length
3.5mm +  and 7.8mm +
Column some measurement
3.3mm +  and 7.8mm +
Column width
1mm +  and 1.3mm +
Distribution
St. Pierre and Miquelon (variety unconfirmed) +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.) +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ariz. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Mont. +, Nebr. +, Nev. +, N.H. +, N.Mex. +, N.Y. +, Oreg. +, Pa. +, S.Dak. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, Wash. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
Elevation
0–3700 m +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Extrafloral nectary presence
absent +
Floral bract shape
Forked (?) +
Flower architecture
3-merous +, sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower orientation
not +  and resupinate +
Flower position
epigynous +
Flower prominence
conspicuous +
Flower quantity
6;41 +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule architecture or shape
3-ribbed +
Fruits capsule orientation
pendent +
Fruits capsule shape
ellipsoid;slightly obovoid +
Fruits capsule texture
fleshy +
Gynoecium architecture
3-carpellate +
Gynoecium fusion
connate +
Habitat
Coniferous and mixed woods, and conifer plantations +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence position
lateral +  and terminal +
Inflorescence pubescence
glabrous +
Lateral lobe quantity
2 +
Lateral lobe shape
rounded +
Lateral sepal fusion
connate +
Lateral sepal quantity
3 +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
Leaf architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Leaf arrangement
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf quantity
Several (?) +
Leaf size
reduced +
Lip coloration
spotted with purple +  and white +
Lip shape
obovate +  and elliptic +
Lip size
larger +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Median petal development
modified +
Median petal size
differing in form and color +
Mentum fusion
adnate +
Mentum prominence
obscure +
Mentum size
small +
Middle lobe length
4mm;9mm +
Middle lobe shape
oblong +  and broadly dilated +
Middle lobe size
expanded +
Middle lobe width
1.5mm;6mm +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
compound +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovary shape
ellipsoid-obovoid +
Ovary some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
numerous +
Ovule size
minute +
Packet size
small +
Panicle architecture
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
Panicle architecture or arrangement
lax +
Panicle density
dense +
Panicle life cycle
flowering +
Panicle orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Part development
modified +
Part shape
dilated +
Perianth architecture
open +
Perianth condition
closed +
Perianth orientation
spreading +
Petal coloration
spotted with purple +, red +, tan +  and yellowish +
Petal course
curved +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
lanceolate;oblanceolate +
Petal some measurement
0.45 cm4.5 mm <br />0.0045 m <br /> (?) +  and 1.15 cm11.5 mm <br />0.0115 m <br /> (?) +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
Pollen-grain architecture or shape
subdivided +
Pollen-grain pubescence or relief or texture
granular +
Pollinium arrangement
superimposed +
Pollinium coloration
yellow +
Pollinium quantity
4 (?) +
Pollinium size
unequal +
Portion reproduction
fertile +
Pseudobulb size
reduced +
Publication title
Enum. Orchids U.S. & Canada, +
Publication year
1924 +
Raceme architecture
flowered +
Raceme architecture or arrangement
lax +
Raceme density
dense +
Raceme length
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (?) +  and 65 cm650 mm <br />0.65 m <br /> (?) +
Raceme width
1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br /> (6.5 cm65 mm <br />0.065 m <br />) +
Reference
None +
Rhizome architecture
branching +
Rhizome growth form or orientation
creeping +
Rhizome shape
coralloid +
Root location
aerial +  and subterranean +
Rostellum shape
triangular +
Scale size
minute +
Seed quantity
numerous +
Seed shape
cylindric-fusiform +
Seed size
minute +
Sepal architecture
3-veined +
Sepal coloration
darker +, yellow +, red +, tan +  and brown +
Sepal fusion
free +, distinct +, adnate +  and connate +
Sepal orientation
spreading +  and directed +
Sepal shape
lanceolate +
Sepal some measurement
0.47 cm4.7 mm <br />0.0047 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Sepal texture
foliaceous +
Sepal variability
not +  and alike +
Sheath condition
closed +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Sort variability
various +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
1;2 +
Stem architecture
branched +, or +  and simple +
Stem coloration
brown +  and purple +
Stem development
modified +
Stem fragility
delicate +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
glabrous +
Stem reproduction
proliferous +
Stem size
thickened +  and stout +
Stem size or width
thickened +
Stigma shape
concave +  and convex +
Stigmatic surface length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (?) +
Stigmatic surface shape
oblong-pentagonal +
Stigmatic surface width
1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br /> (?) +
Stipe shape
triangular +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style fusion
adnate +
Synonyms
Corallorhiza grab-hamii +, Corallorhiza leimbachiana +, Corallorhiza maculata subsp. occidentalis +, Corallorhiza maculata var. fusca +, Corallorhiza maculata var. immaculata +, Corallorhiza maculata var. intermedia +, Corallorhiza maculata var. punicea +  and Corallorhiza multiflora var. flavida +
Taxon family
Orchidaceae +
Taxon name
Corallorhiza maculata var. occidentalis +
Taxon parent
Corallorhiza maculata +
Taxon rank
variety +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tuberoid architecture
stolonoid +
Velaman architecture
multilayered +
Velaman texture
spongy +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism architecture
leafless +  and rootless +
Whole organism coloration
green +
Whole organism duration
perennial +
Whole organism growth form
herb +, colonial +  and solitary +
Whole organism habitat
aquatic +, lithophytic +, terrestrial +  and epiphytic +
Whole organism location
subterranean +
Whole organism nutrition
mycotrophic +
Whorl quantity
2 +
X chromosome quantity
21 +  and 20 +