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Corallorhiza wisteriana Conrad
Spring Coralroot

Corallorhiza wisteriana
Copyright by: Emily Bell, 2023.

Family: Orchidaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: United States.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

NatureServe Global Status: Secure

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Presumed Extirpated or Extinct in the Wild

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Possibly Extirpated

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Ranked as imperiled in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann, Bradley & Woodmansee 2002), Corallorhiza wisteriana was reranked as possibly extirpated in 2014 based on one photograph in Lee County from 1960 (Luer, 1972). This species has not been been recorded in South Florida since, and has been reranked as presumed extirpated in 2025 using updated NatureServe methodology.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Comments: For images, click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.

Other data on Corallorhiza wisteriana available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Corallorhiza wisteriana has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Lee County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated


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Corallorhiza wisteriana
Copyright by: Emily Bell, 2023.
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Copyright by: Emily Bell, 2023.
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Copyright by: Emily Bell, 2023.
Corallorhiza wisteriana
Copyright by: Emily Bell, 2023.