Striped Coralroot

Corallorhiza striata

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Corallorhiza striata is a species of orchid known by the common names striped coralroot and hooded coralroot. This flowering plant is native to much of North America, especially Canada and the northern and western United States. It is a member of the coniferous understory flora, where it lives in the layer of decaying plant matter on the ground obtaining nutrients from fungi via mycoheterotrophy.

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  1. (c) randomtruth, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/58096907@N00/3430039203
  2. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corallorhiza_striata

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