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Corallorhiza mertensiana

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Mertens' Coralroot

G5Secure Found in 243 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.160518
Element CodePMORC0M020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
CITESAppendix II
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassMonocotyledoneae
OrderOrchidales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusCorallorhiza
Other Common Names
Corallorhize de Mertens (FR) Pacific Coralroot (EN) Western Coralroot (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.
Taxonomic Comments
Spelling of genus with one 'r' (Corallorhiza) has been conserved; see Taxon 48(2):363 (May, 1999) for more information (pers. comm. John Kartesz, Aug. 1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2014-05-02
Change Date2014-05-02
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaS4Yes
OregonSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
WyomingS2Yes
AlaskaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaSHYes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (243)
Alaska (47)
AreaForestAcres
Bay of PillarsTongass National Forest27,492
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
CalderTongass National Forest9,857
ChichagofTongass National Forest555,858
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
ChristovalTongass National Forest9,129
ClevelandTongass National Forest189,447
College FiordChugach National Forest1,130,818
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
FanshawTongass National Forest48,248
Freshwater BayTongass National Forest44,933
Game CreekTongass National Forest54,469
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Hoonah SoundTongass National Forest79,764
HyderTongass National Forest121,723
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Kashevarof IslandsTongass National Forest4,747
KekuTongass National Forest10,869
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
Middle KruzofTongass National Forest14,724
Neka BayTongass National Forest7,142
Neka MountainTongass National Forest6,138
North BaranofTongass National Forest314,089
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North KruzofTongass National Forest33,146
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
Pavlof-East PointTongass National Forest5,399
Port AlexanderTongass National Forest120,681
Prince William Sound Is.Chugach National Forest118,698
RedoubtTongass National Forest68,347
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
SarkarTongass National Forest51,908
SecurityTongass National Forest31,428
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
Sitka UrbanTongass National Forest112,003
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
South KruzofTongass National Forest55,193
Taku-SnettishamTongass National Forest664,928
Tenakee RidgeTongass National Forest20,527
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Upper SitukTongass National Forest16,789
Windham-Port HoughtonTongass National Forest161,952
Yakutat ForelandsTongass National Forest323,648
California (30)
AreaForestAcres
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Blue Creek Rare ISix Rivers National Forest12,134
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Box CampKlamath National Forest858
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Indian CreekKlamath National Forest5,011
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Monkey CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,017
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
ShacklefordKlamath National Forest1,679
Ship MountainSix Rivers National Forest11,936
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slide CreekSix Rivers National Forest11,458
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
SoliderSix Rivers National Forest14,918
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
Idaho (6)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
HoodooNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest153,868
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (49)
AreaForestAcres
Allan Mountain (01946)Bitterroot National Forest104,184
Anaconda HillHelena National Forest18,546
Anderson MountainBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,501
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLewis and Clark National Forest344,022
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanLolo National Forest118,485
Bear - Marshall - Scapegoat - SwanHelena National Forest51,360
Beaver LakeBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest11,863
Berray Mountain #672Kootenai National Forest9,119
Bmss Ra 1485Flathead National Forest334,275
BridgerGallatin National Forest45,059
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
CataractLolo National Forest9,442
CataractKootenai National Forest25,446
Clear CreekLolo National Forest5,538
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
Cube Iron - SilcoxLolo National Forest36,998
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Electric PeakHelena National Forest27,872
Evans GulchLolo National Forest8,059
Flagstaff Mountain #690Kootenai National Forest11,114
Galena #677Kootenai National Forest19,300
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Gold Hill West #176Kootenai National Forest15,079
Government Mountain #673Kootenai National Forest10,090
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Jerico MountainHelena National Forest8,445
Lazyman GulchHelena National Forest11,614
Lincoln GulchHelena National Forest8,250
Line Creek PlateauCuster National Forest24,825
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Maple PeakLolo National Forest6,469
Mckay Creek #676Kootenai National Forest15,323
Middle Fork Judith WsaLewis and Clark National Forest81,131
Nevada MountainHelena National Forest50,135
North AbsarokaGallatin National Forest159,075
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
North Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest52,227
Roberts #691Kootenai National Forest3,444
Saddle Mountain #168Kootenai National Forest14,675
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
Silver KingBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest64,289
Silver KingLolo National Forest12,816
Tolan Creek (x1070)Bitterroot National Forest7,090
Trout CreekKootenai National Forest30,851
West Big HoleBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest133,563
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
Willard Estelle #173Kootenai National Forest3,714
Oregon (52)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Boulder ParkWallowa-Whitman National Forest12,141
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Bull Of The WoodsWillamette National Forest53
DoneganUmpqua National Forest5,914
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
French Pete (b)Willamette National Forest1,186
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Grande RondeUmatilla National Forest12,296
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
HellholeUmatilla National Forest65,679
Jaussaud CorralUmatilla National Forest5,535
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
Lake ForkWallowa-Whitman National Forest21,936
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Lick CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,956
Little CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest2,815
Lonesome Meadow AppendageUmpqua National Forest930
LookingglassUmatilla National Forest4,859
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Mt. EmilyWallowa-Whitman National Forest8,421
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Rainbow FallsWillamette National Forest65
ReservoirWallowa-Whitman National Forest13,641
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Rolling Grounds AppendageUmpqua National Forest1,987
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
WaldoDeschutes National Forest4,973
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - KochWillamette National Forest245
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Waldo - Salmon CreekWillamette National Forest3,195
Walla Walla RiverUmatilla National Forest34,416
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (54)
AreaForestAcres
Alpine Lakes Adj.Wenatchee National Forest57,104
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Canyon CreekWenatchee National Forest7,983
ChelanWenatchee National Forest74,650
CortrightGifford Pinchot National Forest3,462
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Deer CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest882
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak IMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest15,175
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Packwood LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest1,084
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Red MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest2,992
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Rugged RidgeOlympic National Forest4,358
SawtoothOkanogan National Forest122,194
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
StrawberryGifford Pinchot National Forest5,244
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
WobblyGifford Pinchot National Forest6,335
Wyoming (5)
AreaForestAcres
Pacific Creek - Blackrock CreekBridger-Teton National Forest24,658
South Beartooth HighwayShoshone National Forest105,570
Spread Creek - Gros Ventre RiverBridger-Teton National Forest166,097
Teton Corridor TrailheadsBridger-Teton National Forest286
West Slope TetonsTarghee National Forest47,448
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2002a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 26. Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxvi + 723 pp.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.