Pacific Coralroot

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Pacific Coralroot (Corallorhiza mertensiana) is a native orchid, and one of five Corallorhiza species found on the West Coast.

Those unfamiliar with the genus could easily pass a plant during a walk in the woods, the plant's natural habitat. It grows between one and two feet tall, and from a distance resembles little more than a thin plant stem covered with small blooms.

On close inspection the plant shows its pretty purplish blooms. The picture shows a flower close-up, enlarged by a factor of 2 or 3.

© 2008 Patricia A. Michaels.