Definition of Corallorhiza striata

1. Noun. Nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico.

Exact synonyms: Striped Coral Root
Generic synonyms: Coral Root

Lexicographical Neighbors of Corallorhiza Striata

Cor.
Cor Caroli
Cora
Coracias
Coracias garrulus
Coraciidae
Coraciiformes
Coragyps
Coragyps atratus
Coral
Coral Sea
Coral Springs
Coralie
Corallorhiza
Corallorhiza maculata
Corallorhiza striata
Corallorhiza trifida
Coran
Corbett
Corbin
Corbusian
Corbusierian
Corchorus
Cordaitaceae
Cordaitales
Cordaites
Cordarone
Corday
Cordelia
Cordell Hull

Literary usage of Corallorhiza striata

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Canadian Alpine Journal: Journal Alpin Canadien by Alpine Club of Canada (1907)
"Corallorhiza innata Early Coral-root. Corallorhiza multiflora . . Large Coral-root. corallorhiza striata Alpine Coral-root. ..."

2. Contributions from the Botanical Laboratory of the University of Pennsylvania by University of Pennsylvania Botanical Laboratory, University of Pennsylvania, Botanical Laboratory (1907)
"On mountain slopes among hemlock trees, at Six Mile Creek in the Selkirks, Macoun. corallorhiza striata Lindl. Summit of the Selkirks, Macoun. ..."

3. Wild Flowers of the North American Mountains by Julia W. Henshaw (1915)
"corallorhiza striata, or Striped Coral Root, has dark purplish-brown flowers with elliptic petals, an oval lip, and no spur. Corallorhiza Mertensiana ..."

4. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1902)
"There is a single specimen of corallorhiza striata, Lindi., in the herbarium of the University of Vermont, collected many years ago by Joseph Torrey — date ..."

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