Aplectrum

The coral roots (_Corallorhiza_), of which there are several species, are examples of these, and another closely related form, the putty-root (_Aplectrum_) (Fig.  90, _A_), has the flowering stems like those of _Corallorhiza_, but there is a single, large, plaited leaf sent up later.

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It has a gummy taste, and is closely related with Aplectrum hiemale (Corallorrhiza of

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