NOUN | plant | pale coral root, early coral root, Corallorhiza trifida | plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips |
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Meaning | plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska. | |
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Synonyms | early coral root, Corallorhiza trifida | |
Broader | coral root | A wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest / forest floor |
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