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Describing the fruit of an orchid, the Striped Coralroot (Corallorhiza striata Lindl.).
grouse Diary Entry grouse 2004
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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.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses Douglas Houghton Campbell
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Cypripedium, Corallorhiza verna, Orchis spectabilis_, with others of less note, have been rooted out by the so-called hand of improvement.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 42, April, 1861 Various
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Hypnum spp., and other genera) in shady locations with understory vegetation adapted to low-light conditions (Pyrola spp. and saprophytic orchids like Corallorhiza innata).
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