Orchidaceae

Spring coralroot

Corallorhiza wisteriana Conrad

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Corallorhiza

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Spring coralroot (Corallorhiza wisteriana) — FlowerPhoto: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Spring coralroot, Arousing coralroot

Synonyms

Corallorhiza elliptica Schltr.
Corallorhiza fimbriata Schltr.
Corallorhiza hortensis Suksd.
Corallorhiza punctata A.Rich. & Galeotti
Corallorhiza wisteriana f. albolabia P.M.Br.
Corallorhiza wisteriana f. cooperi P.M.Br.
Neottia punctata (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 237 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrew Tree, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sue Carnahan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.