Wildflowers Found in Oregon

Striped Coralroot

Corallorrhiza striata - Uncommon, early summer, perennial, 12-20 in. Stem erect, red-brown to yellow, with bract-like leaves wrapping around lower stem. Flowers drooping from upper stem with petals spreading over lip. Flower pale pinkish yellow or brown, with longitudinal stripes of deeper red to purple; lip wider, slightly cupped, almost solid deeper red. Lacks spur at base of lower petal. Grows in deep shade in decomposing duff or along streams. Similar to spotted coralroot, but is the largest-flowered coralroot. Native.