Orchidaceae

Spotted coralroot

Corallorhiza maculata (Raf.) Raf.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Corallorhiza

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Spotted coralroot (Corallorhiza maculata) — FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (3)

English: Spotted coralroot, Summer coralroot, Spotted coral-root orchid
French: Corallorhize maculée, Corallorhize occidentale
Spanish: Cladorhiza maculata, Neottia mexicana, Neottia multiflora

Synonyms

Corallorhiza maculata f. maculata
Corallorhiza maculata f. punicea (Bartlett) Weath. & Adams

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 4,123 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Chris Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Caleb Catto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Jason Hollinger, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: wwilkson, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sylviajehanehall, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: brewbooks from near Seattle, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Hardham, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.