Orchidaceae

Yellow coralroot

Corallorhiza trifida Châtel.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Corallorhiza

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Yellow coralroot (Corallorhiza trifida) — FlowerPhoto: Lucian Vazquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (31)

Armenian: Կորալորիզ եռաբաժան
arz: كورالورهيزا تريفيدا
Belarusian: Ладдзян трохнадрэзны
Bulgarian: Триделна коралка
Catalan: Coral·loriza, Coral·lorriza
Chinese: 珊瑚兰, 珊瑚蘭
Corsican: Corallorrhiza trifida
Croatian: Šumska koraljuša
Czech: Korálice trojklaná
Dutch: Koraalwortel, Corallorrhiza trifida
English: Yellow coralroot, Early coralroot, Northern coralroot
Estonian: Kõdu-koralljuur, Kõdukoralljuur
Finnish: Harajuuri, Taigaharajuuri, Korallijuuri
French: Racine de corail, Corallorhize trifide, Corallorrhiza trifida
German: Korallenwurz, Corallorrhiza trifida
hsb: Trojodripkata koralička, Corallorrhiza trifida
Hungarian: Erdei korallgyökér
Icelandic: Kræklurót
Igbo: Corallorrhiza trifida
Latin: Corallorrhiza trifida
Latvian: Trejdaivu koraļļsakne, Trejdaivu koraļsakne
Lithuanian: Nariuotoji ilgalūpė
Norwegian Bokmål: Korallrot, Corallorrhiza trifida
Norwegian Nynorsk: Korallrot
Polish: Żłobik koralowy, Corallorrhiza trifida, Żłobik koralowaty
Russian: Ладьян трёхнадрезный, Ладьян трехнадрезный, Ладьян трёхнадрезанный
Slovenian: Trikrpi koralasti koren
Spanish: Raíz de corral, Corallorrhiza innata, Corallorrhiza integra, Corallorrhiza neottia, Corallorrhiza trifida subsp virescens, Corallorrhiza trifida subsp. virescens, Corallorrhiza trifida var. verna, Corallorrhiza trifida var. virescens
Swedish: Korallrot, Corallorrhiza trifida
Ukrainian: Коральковець тричінадрізаний
Welsh: Tegeirian gwraidd cwrel

Synonyms

Corallorhiza anandae Malhotra & Balodi
Corallorhiza corallorhiza (L.) H.Karst.
Corallorhiza corallorhiza subsp. coloradensis Cockerell
Corallorhiza dentata Host
Corallorhiza ericetorum Drejer
Corallorhiza halleri Rich.
Corallorhiza innata R.Br.
Corallorhiza innata subsp. ericetorum (Drejer) Nyman
Corallorhiza innata var. discolor Rchb.
Corallorhiza innata var. ericetorum (Drejer) Rchb.f.
Corallorhiza innata var. virescens (Drejer) Farr
Corallorhiza intacta Cham. & Schltdl.
Corallorhiza integra Châtel.
Corallorhiza jacquemontii Decne.
Corallorhiza nemoralis Sw. ex Nyman
Corallorhiza neottia Scop.
Corallorhiza occidentalis Bach.Pyl.
Corallorhiza trifida f. ericetorum (Drejer) Soó
Corallorhiza trifida f. integra (Châtel.) Soó
Corallorhiza trifida f. suaveolens Bordz.
Corallorhiza trifida f. verna (Nutt.) P.M.Br.
Corallorhiza trifida subsp. virescens (Drejer) Løjtnant
Corallorhiza trifida var. ericetorum (Drejer) Rchb.f.
Corallorhiza trifida var. integra (Châtel.) Schinz & Thell.
Corallorhiza trifida var. trifida
Corallorhiza trifida var. verna (Nutt.) Fernald
Corallorhiza trifida var. virescens (Drejer) Farw.
Corallorhiza trifida var. virescens (Farr) Farw.
Corallorhiza verna Nutt.
Corallorhiza virescens Drejer ex Heynh.
Corallorhiza virescens Drejer
Corallorhiza wyomingensis Hellm. & K.Hellm.
Cymbidium corallorhiza (L.) Sw.
Epidendrum corallorhizon (L.) Poir.
Epipactis corallorhiza (L.) Crantz
Helleborine corallorrhiza (L.) F.W.Schmidt
Neottia corallorhiza (L.) Kuntze
Ophrys corallorhiza L.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 603 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Lucian Vazquez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Laura J. Costello, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Марина Садыкова, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Игорь Васильев, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Milan Chytrý, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Pål A. Olsvik, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dustin Snider, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dmitriy Bochkov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Syd Cannings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.